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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. Charlotte L Thomasl. " <info@videoarmed.com>
Reply-To: thomasmrscharlottel@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 19:41:33 -0700
Subject: Please help me-------Mrs. Charlotte L Thomasl

Dearest in Lord,

Please, let this message not come to you as a surprise, but a divine duty. I am Mrs. Charlotte L Thomas, I am married to late Dr. Lucas Jr Thomas, of blessed memory who was an Oil Explorer in Asia countries and especially in Australia for many years before he died in the year 2010. We were married for twenty five years without a child, before his death we were both born again Christians and after his death I decided not to re-marry. Since his death I too have been battling with both cancer and stroke. When my late husband was alive he deposited sum of $17.6 Million (Seventeen Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash Investment with a Commonwealth Financial Secure Bank here in Australia.

According to the doctor, my medical report quotes a very short life sperm due to my health status presently. May be I may still have another 5 month to live, that I do not know but God can say. That is just my faith as a deteriorating cancer patient. Recently, I am been disturbs by my one sided paralyses due to stroke diagnoses. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a devoted God faring individual or a Church organization that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual or a Church Organization to use this money in all sincerity to fund Charity organization, build Churches, and take care of orphanages and widows, and also propagating the word of God and to ensure that the society upholds the views and beliefs of the holy book.

It is for this reason I humbly request you to help me Stand and receive this payment of $17.6 Million in which I have decided to give you $5 Million for your effort and any expenses you may incurred when receiving this payment, while the balance $12.6 Million should be distributed for Charity to take care of orphanages, widows, disaster Victims. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are very bad, in fact am suspecting them to be the one that killed my husband so that they will inherit all his wealth. They have possessed some of my husband properties but this fund is not disclosed to them that is why I am searching for real brother or sister in the Lord to assist in using this fund to open charity organization.

Promise me that you will use this money as I instructed you here? and as soon as I receive your reply by God’s grace I will introduce you to my lawyer as my brother/ the sister that will inherit the money, i will also direct the Commonwealth Financial Secure Banks to transfer the funds to you my inheritor. I want you to make time out of your very busy schedule and see to the success of receiving this payment within the shortest period of time because the Directors of the Financial Secure Bank where the fund was logged may use the money for their selfish purpose in case anything happens to me.

Please while replying me remember to indicate
Full Name
Address
Telephone
What You Do for a Living
Email DETAILS on my ID:...................

Thank you and God bless you.
Best Regard
Mrs. Charlotte L Thomas
thomasmrscharlottel1@gmail.com

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