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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: STACY <stacyatieno1950@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stacyatieno68@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:12:32 +0100
Subject:

Dear,

Sorry for the late response, it's because of the issue i told you i'm
having with my husband, he seized my laptop, i managed to retrieve it
to send you this email, my replies might be slow sometimes because i
always hide to send you emails because he monitors me always, i saw
the documents you sent but the 3rd file couldn't download, are you
giving me assurance that once i pay the $8,850 dollars, the
compensation ATM card will be delivered to me at the hospital address
i gave you in Kenya? and i can be withdrawing money from ATM's with
the card? can i transfer money from the ATM to my bank accounts? can i
use the ATM card on POS machines and online? the agent has to wait for
me at the hospital gate and text me that he is their so i can meet him
there, i don't want him calling my phone or coming inside the hospital
because i don't want my husband to meet him, i hope there won't be any
issue if i try to withdraw from an ATM? like i told you earlier, i'm a
Singaporean married to a Kenyan, we have a private hospital in Kenya
and another hospital in Singapore, so i travel to Singapore often, if
i travel to Singapore can i use the ATM in Singapore too, i was told
the limit i can send from western union or moneygram is $2000 dollars,
send 3 more names so i can split it.

If i pay the money tomorrow can the delivery man depart Nigeria for
Kenya the following day with the ATM card? answer all the questions
and give me assurance, once you reply and send 3 more names i will pay
the fee tomorrow.

Awaiting your response,

Dr Stacey

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