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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: Shirley Perez Fosgate <office@rupertus-healthcare.at>
Reply-To: s.perezfosgate@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 13:15:05 +0100
Subject: Anticipating your response



--
Dearly Beloved.

I am Mrs.Perez Fosgate from Philippines. I have been diagnosed with
Esophageal cancer,It has defiled all forms of medical treatment,and
right now I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts. Please.For this reason, i want to donate the sum of
$7,200,000.00 USD (Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) to charity organizations.This money rightly belongs to me and
my late.husband.I want to make you the beneficiary of the funds to
possess and to distribute this funds to charitable organizations any
where in the World and to the orphanage homes since the doctors have
said that i have few months to live because of the stage of my cancer
illness. If you are interested,25% of the total funds shall be yours for
your time and efforts. Kindly confirm for more details.
Yours beloved,
Mrs.Perez Fosgate
Email: s.perezfosgate@gmail.com

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