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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: senghorf@orange.sn
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:16:01 -0000
Subject: HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

Dear Friend,

I hope this mail meets you in good time, my name is Mrs. Mabel Frode, I am
married to Late Mr.Frode Riber from Norway, He used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company London and was also a seasoned contractor in
the South East Asia Region, He died during Tsunami disaster in Phuket
Thailand on 26th December 2004.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
Believe Everyone will die someday. I have been diagnosed with Esophagus
cancer and My Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my
complicated health issues.

I have decided to give arms to charity organizations /churches/Mosque /
Orphanage/widows, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I and my
late husband did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some
charity organizations in the Algeria and Bangladesh. Now that my health
has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.


I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have asked them to give to charity
organizations in Bulgaria,Romania and Pakistan, they refused and kept the
money to themselves.Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not
to be contended with what I and my late husband have left for them.


Before the death of my husband he made a deposit of $7.5 Million dollars
which we intended to use for a hotel business in Phuket, which no one
knows of this huge cash Deposit, since after his death, I have been
battling with Cancer and according to my doctor the stage is
uncontrollable now and I have few months to live.

I want to sow this fund from my deceased husband’s enterprise as a seed in
your care to the glory of God since we have no Child to inherit them. I
will want you to dispatch it to charity organizations if only you will be
sincere, I have learn that wealth acquisition without love for humanity is
vanity upon vanity.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another
individual for this same purpose.If you are not interested,kindly pardon
me for bothering you.


Kind regards,
Mrs. Mabel Frode.

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