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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: Jennifer <mercronservices@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenniferkent40@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 12:11:29 +0100
Subject:

Beloved Friend,

Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your
consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the
fact that I sourced your profile from the peoples search database on the
web during my Deseret search for a partner whom can assist me in taking
bringing the dreams of my late husband come through. I am Mrs. George
Jennifer, suffering from cancerous ailment. I was married to Sir George
Christopher, an English shipping tycoon notable for his great charitable
activities before his death in April 2nd, 2012. When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of Two Million Pounds Sterling (2,000,000.00
GBP) which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital
market with his bank here in UK and named me as the beneficiary of this
trust fund. (All records are kept with my family lawyer) presently, this
money is still with the Bank. My Doctor told me recently, that I have
limited days to live due to the cancerous problems that I have been
suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in
addition with the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen me, I
have decided to donate this fund to you and I want you to use this gift
which comes from my Late husband effort to establish a charity home for the
upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans. I took this decision because I do not
have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned
money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures, which is the
reason I took this bold decision. I do not need any telephone communication
in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence
of my husband relatives around me. I will await your urgent response for
more info.
Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Remain Blessed,
Mrs. George Jennifer

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