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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. Linda Morgan" <lindamorgann01@gmail.com>
Date: 26 Dec 2019 07:28:01 -0800
Subject: RE: REMAIN BLESSED

I warmly greet you.

Please forgive me if my plead sounds a bit strange or
embarrassing to you. My family attorney who could have handled
this executor ship of my WILL & TESTAMENT on my behalf died early
this year after a protracted illness. therefore prayed fervently
and by the special grace of GOD,i got your email ID from your
country's guest book.I am Mrs. Linda Morgan, a native of London,
I am 58 years old, am suffering from protracted cancer of the
lungs which has also affected part of my brain cells due to
complications. from all indication my condition is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors
that i may not live for the next few months, because my condition
has gotten to acritical and life threatening stage. I was
orphaned at the age of four and was raised in an orphanage.i was
married to my late husband Engr. Fidelis Morgan for twenty years
without a child. FIDELIS had cardiovascular condition and died of
cardiac arrest few years ago.I am a fervent Believer and a God
fearing woman just like my late husband. Fidelis and i lived in
Nigeria for over 18 years,where my husband a petrochemical
engineer by profession worked and rose through the ranks to
become an executive director with a multinational construction
and oil servicing conglomerate, before his demise.He also
established huge private investments that i assisted in
managing.Sequel to the unfortunate and shocking demise of my
priceless husband, i decided not to remarry when my cancer
ailment became terminal & more so because i do not have a next of
kin to bequeath all that FIDELIS & ilabored for,i sold off all
our choice properties and other inherited belongings comprising
of a shopping mall, an hotel, shares, bonds,jewelries and other
valuable family treasures and deposited the proceeds amounting to
USD $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION DOLLARS ONLY) with First City
Monument Bank. (Now TRUST STANDARD PLC ) At present, this fund
is still deposited with the bank. The management of the bank just
wrote me as the sole owner because of the unserviceable status of
the fund. The bank suggested to me in a 2 paragraph statement to
issue a letter of authorization to someone who can manage the
fund on my behalf because of my ill health and also threatened
that the fund could be confiscated upon my failure to adhere to
their Banking rules and regulations within stipulated time frame.
I have been hospitalized in a London hospital,located at fulham
road inwest London.It is the leading cancer treatment hospital in
the world and i have been undergoing treatment there for late-
stage terminal cancer of the lungs. I am a computer literate and
was fortunate enough to have my personal laptop with me,hence I
am writing from my sick bed. I rarely talk, my doctors told me
that I have only few months to live,unless there is a divine
intervention.


It is my last WISH therefore to see that 90% of this fund is
invested in any charitable organization of your choice and
administered as you may deem fit, especially to the orphanage
homes and homes for destitutes and the mentally retarded. you can
also extend some part of the funds to churches and mosques,if you
wish.10% of the fund could also be expended on cost of
administration of WILL & TESTAMENT and also on logistic support
and other sundry arrangements that you may require as soon as the
fund gets to you. I crave your indulgence as a God fearing
individual and as someone who cares for the less-privileged as
much as i do, to take it upon yourself and use this fund for the
above mentioned purposes,i took this painstaking decision in
other to help humanity in my little capacity before i rest in
peace in the bosom of GOD almighty and according to my physicians
my time will soon be up.As soon as I receive your reply and
personal information as listed below, I shall give you the
official contact of the TRUST STANDARD PLC officials,to enable
you contact the Bank without delays.I will also issue you with a
letter of authorization.

The letter of authorization will prove that you are the new
beneficiary of my WILL & TESTAMENT. the funds have an open
beneficiary mandate and as such, it is whom i authorize or
appoint to act on my behalf that the bank will recognize and
release the funds to.Please assure me that you will not treat
this offer with levity but will rather give my bequest continued
existence.

Send the information in this order:

(1) Your full names :===================================

(2) personal or official contact
address:===============================

(3) Home or Office
phone#:============Cellphone#:==========Fax#:=======

(4) Your Age:===============

(5)Occupation:===========================

(6)Sex/Marital status:========================

Awaiting your kind response while craving your appreciation of my
predicament.

Sincerely Your's
Mrs. Linda Morgan
(London UK)
Private Email: lindamorgann01@gmail.com

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