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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 Lynette T Crown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mslynettecrown@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:16:08 +0100
Subject: Re: Your urgent help

i am Mrs Lynette Tumpkin Crown. the wife of late Mr. Tumpkin Crown. i am a Japaneses, American citizen my husband worked with the Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd (BSP) for twenty years and worked in Istanbul Turkey as a contractor before he died in the year 2010.
 
We were married for 57 years without a child. my husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. when my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of (€21.5Million Euro) with Economy Security Company in Turkey. The security company just wrote me as the beneficiary to Tumpkin Crown as his wife. stated that they have credited my bank account with the above deposited sum.
 
Presently, I'm in the hospital where i have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. my doctor have told me that I have only a few weeks or month to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations, because my husband relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, i cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. because i don't have any relatives as i was borne in the motherless babies home.
 
Please, I'm seeking for any honest God fearing person who will get the Funds from the security company. and use this money to fund the poor and the needy. such as orphanages, widows and charity organizations. i took this decision because i don't have any child that will inherit this money and i don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by his greedy relatives.
 
I will expect your reply as soon as possible best you can. so that i will let you know how this money is going to be moved to you. Please are you willing to work with me?
Thanks
Yours Truly,
Mrs Lynette Tumpkin Crown
Tel: +1 201 701 2477
Whatsapp: +1 201 701 2477
Email: mslynetecrwn@gmail.com
 

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