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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Emilly Olivier Jackman" <mrs.emillyolivrjackman0017@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: mrs.emillyolivierjackman009@peoplepc.com
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:20:57 +0100
Subject: From Emilly

Dearest,

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met for the first time,before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography, I am Mother Emilly Olivier Jackman, 67 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Jackman Olivier who died alongside our only child in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. After the death of my husband and son,I became the Head of his investment and just recently, the doctors handling my health issues at Cancer center: Christie Hospital NHS Trust UK, have said I may not live beyond the next two months, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege, it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak with cancer.I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and Myself.
Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity homes in different countries. Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agreed to render support to an individual we have not met before in life due to the fact when we were still young in life we received an anonymous help from an individual we did not know till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same.I am pleased to inform you that you have been appointed to be the beneficiary of our last WILL, irrespective of your financial status, hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer.
I have instructed my attorney to assist anyone I will introduce to him as the beneficiary to the last will ($5,800,000.00) with my bank. I decided to do this now and unconditionally knowing that my days are numbered. To conclude with this bequest, please provide me with your Data to fully advise my attorney promptly... Full Names:, Physical address; , Direct telephone, Occupation, and also Reply to my private E-mail : ( mrs.emillyolivierjackman009@gmail.com).

Yours Faithfully.
Mrs.Emilly Olivier Jackman
Cancer Centre: Christie Hospital NHS Trust
(Manchester, UK) North West of England.

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