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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 Maria" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maria.louge@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:49:48 +0800
Subject: My Charity Funds Transfer


Dear Beloved,
Compliment of the day to you,
Based on your good profile l want to solicit for your help in fulfilling my wish,I came across your email and decided to send you my divine charity my husband and l worked with Bp Oil And Gas/cotton export before he died,I suffering from long time cancer.All indication from my doctor that my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I have few months to live according to my doctors and in all indication regards to medical analysis.this is because the cancer disease has gotten to a very bad stage.I have decided to donate what I inherited from my late husband to enable you help the poor,needy,less privileges, and orphanage homes,l don’t have any biological child of my own who will inherit this money
neither do l have any adopted child, my relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness and l cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them anymore.
I need you to help me finish it because of my health.I want you to Distribute my funds($US 10,300,000.00 million) to Charities I want you to help me dispatch the deposit I have with a finance/Security Company to the motherless,less privileged and widows I have set aside 30% for you, You may be wondering why I chose you.But someone has to be chosen I want to know if I can trust you?contact me,so that I will give you more details.
I have confident in you because I have prayed.please keep praying for me as I will be praying for you too.

Please further discussion contacts me with my Email Address:(maria_louge@aim.com)
Include the following information
1. Your full name:
2. Your contact cell phone number:
3. Your age:
4. Your sex:
5. Your occupations
6. Your country and city:
7.Your present home address
For immediate communication with my consultant,
Remain blessed,
Mrs. Maria Louge

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