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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. Elizabeth Frankduff<lily@sucsoft.com>
Reply-To: lucy14816@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:31:11 +0530
Subject: BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT ME

Hello dear,

How are you doing today?. Let me introduce myself briefly, I am Mrs. Elizabeth Frankduff. I am a widow and 58 years old woman. Right now, I can not travel a lot anymore. I am from Phnom Penh, Cambodia and married to a Vietnamese citizen but both of us lives in United Kingdom. We met and married in Cambodia few years ago and we left the Phnom Penh, Cambodia for UK. I lost my husband on August 16, 2017. While I was struggling with cancer illness for a long time and my doctor said that the current situation of my body is not under control that I have a few more months to live.

Well, my husband was a contractor and before his death he secured and completed his contract with the UK government worth of $5.7 Million US Dollars but death took him away from me before the money was deposited into my bank account. Before his death, my husband was a philanthropist and he encouraged me to help the poor, because since we got married, we were unable to have children.

And due to the condition of my health which is deteriorating everyday and I don't want the bank to freeze and share the fund between themselves. So I have sent Two Million US dollars to my home town in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and $700,000.00 was sent to the hospital for my medical treatments and for my feedings too here in UK. I will also love to send the remaining sum of $3,000,000.00 Million US Dollars to you.

So that you will help me to give it to the poor people and the widows around you over there in your country under the designation of my late husband since we do not have any children to inherit this money. I choose to send the $3,000,000.00 Millions US Dollars to your country by the choice of my heart because all the fund belongs to my late husband. Please irrespective of religion, race, age, complexion, ethnicity etc, do not discriminate on sharing the money when you received it. I want you to handle these projects with utmost sincerity and trust.

Please let the sharing of the money be done in a fairness and impartial manner. So try and answer me as soon as possible for more information. I advice you that you should not see your windfall as avenue for pleasure spree but should see it as an opportunity to build and grow your personal finances to an enviable level and help others, for both your benefit and the benefit of others.

May God bless you and your family. I would love to talk to you over the phone, but the problem is that I cannot speak your language and because of pains that I am feeling daily, couple that the doctor has advised me to stop receiving calls. Please keep this information very secret, never tell anyone about this money at all for security reasons. Thanks and have a nice day.

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Please my dear i also need your whats app number for easy communication.
Thanks with regards,
Mrs. Elizabeth Frankduff

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