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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: "Mrs.Schreuberg Laura" <inge.gey8@gmx.de>
Reply-To: laura.eidenberg@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:03:56 -0700
Subject: Hello


Dear Beloved,
I know that this letter might be a surprise to you, i came across your em=
ail contact from my personal search and i believe that you will be honest t=
o fulfill my final wish before i go home to my maker and be with my late hu=
sband.
My name is Mrs.Schreuberg Laura from Austria, i am 79 years old, and suff=
ering from cancer of the breast, and from all indication my condition is re=
ally deteriorating, and my doctor have courageously advised that i don't ha=
ve much time to stay alive, that the cancer stage has reached a critical ph=
ase.
=

I grew up in a motherless baby's home, and married to my late husband Holge=
r for blissful twenty years but unfortunately we don't have any children. W=
e are true Christians and believed in helping our neighbours and humanity. =
We lived most of our lives in Sierra Leone where he worked as a contractor =
in Shell Multi-National Oil Company, but unfortunately he died in a fatal c=
ar accident. Since his death i decided not to re-marry and because of my ba=
d state of health, i sold all our properties and deposited the sum of $35.6=
million dollars with Barclays Bank London. Now, I was contacted by the Ban=
k Management as the rightful beneficiary to come forward and claim the mone=
y after depositing it for so long or rather issue a Letter of Authorization=
to someone else to receive it on my behalf since i could not come over as =
a result of the present condition of my cancer health, otherwise the funds =
might be confiscated.
=

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any charity organi=
zation of your choice and care for the motherless babies, homeless, less pr=
ivileges and the poor. This is a very hard decision, but i had to take a bo=
ld step towards this issue because i have no further option. I hope you wil=
l assist me and make my last wishes to come true.
As soon as i receive your reply, i will give you the contact details of my=
Account Officer who will assist you in securing the required Letter of Au=
thorization. Please assure me that you will comply accordingly to my direct=
ives as i have stated in this email.
I hope to hear from you today.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mrs.Schreuberg Laura.

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