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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. Inge Geyer." (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:20:17 +0100
Subject: My Last Wish

Dear Beloved,

I know that this letter might be a surprise to you, i came across your email contact

from my personal search and i believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish

before i go home to Heaven and be with God. My name is Mrs. Inge Geyer from

Belgium, i am 81 years old, and suffering from cancer of the breast and from all

indication, my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctor have courageously

advised me that i don't have much time to live that the cancer stage has reached a

critical phase.

I grew up in a Christian home and was married to my late husband whose name is

Mr. Exxon George for twenty years but unfortunately we don't have any children. We

are Christians and believe in helping our neighbors, we lived most of our lives in

Sierra Leon where my husband worked as a contractor, unfortunately he died in a

fatal car accident. Since his death i decided not to re-marry and because of my bad

state of health, i sold all our inheritance and deposited the sum of US$28.3million

dollars with a Financial Security Vault Company, few days ago I was contacted by

the management as the rightful beneficiary to come forward and claim the money

after keeping 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 health, otherwise the funds might be confiscated.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any charity organization of

your choice and care for the homeless, the poor and motherless baby's home. This

is a very hard decision, but i had to take a bold step towards this issue because i

have no further option, i hope you will 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 documents and the Letter of

Authorization. Please assure me that you will comply accordingly to my directives as

i have stated in this mail.

Anticipating your response as soon as possible

Thanks for your concern and support.

Mrs. Inge Geyer.

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