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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: "Klaus Dieter" <Klausd307@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:59:30 -0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONCE


My name is Mr. Klaus Dieter from Germany. I am suffering from a cancerous
disease and the doctor says that I have only a short period of time to live.
For the past twelve years, I have been exporting Gold before I got sick from
cancer. I made a lot of money with the sales of gold and cotton; I married my
late wife after many years of marriage and no child. I'm very sick and the
doctor said I will not survive the disease.

Worst of all is that I do not have children or family to inherit my wealth I
have USD$5.5 million (five million, five hundred thousand United States
dollars) deposited in a fiduciary fund holder and as my foreign administrator
or trustee, I will instruct them to transfer the fund to you.

This is a month of achievement; I pray this month will bring good news and
healing in our lives and the less privileged ones around us. I also want you
to execute this benevolent project with diligence to the interest of the less
privileges and orphan children. I am hospitalized at the moment in Abidjan
waiting for my last day on the earth. The private room where I was admitted
strictly prohibited the use of the phone. Most of the time, my nurse helps me
to type the message.

As you have decided to volunteer for the service of humanity and less
privileges, I promise you will never regret the decision you made today.
Before continuing, I want to remind you that it is not a money-making
project, you must have it in the back of your mind that it is a voluntary
task for the service of humanity.

I have mapped out some percentages to compensate you for all your efforts and
times you will invest in the cause of actualizing this project, 30% of the
fund will be for your time, efforts and dedications to achieve this project
and also you will use the others 70% for the charity, less privilege and
orphanage and set up a charitable organization in your country so that my
soul can rest in peace while I am gone.
If the above is acceptable to you, please reply back to me as soon as you
read this message so that I can make every necessary arrangement to get the
fund to you now that I am still alive and breathing.

Once I receive your response, I will explain better to you in details about
this fund and how you will receive it in your country, I attached my photos
to you so you can know me and also see my condition at this moment.
Looking forward to your reply as soon as possible.
My regards,
Mr. Klaus Dieter

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