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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.Amy Riddering" <aawoonorwilliams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmaywi@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:18:00 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dearest in Christ,


Dearest in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I’m Mrs. May William Stern
the widow of late Mr. William George Stern united states of america , I’m
64 years old. I am a Christian convert, suffering from prolonged cancer of
the breast, from all medical indications my condition has really
deteriorated and it’s pretty obvious that I may not live for more than six
months owning to the rapid growth by stage and the excruciating pain that
accrues to it.

My husband died during the Corona-virus (covid-19) pandemic; 21 March 2020
(aged 84) my husband is a businessman. After his death I inherited all his
business and funds. My doctor has diagnosed and told me privately what I
should expect, building my spirit for the inevitable .He says i may not
last for more than six months, based on this i have taken the decision to
share part of my funds and wealth in contribution to the development of the
Churches and society with major focus on the poor, needy the hospitalized
once mostly the one who’s families died of Corona-virus (covid-19) pandemic.

I selected you after visiting the website having prayed over it, I have
visited many prayer houses no hope again, now I am willing to donate the
sum of Euro 16.500,000 with the (IBERCAJA BANCO SPAIN) which my late Mr.
William George Stern, husband deposited in SPAIN for you to work in
developing the Church and to help the poor, needy, and less privileged
among your congregations/society. Please note that this fund is deposited
in a bank in the country where my husband worked, my lawyer will file the
application for the transfer of this money in your designated name and
information, after my applications and instructions.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit be with you. Finally I honestly employ you to make sure
that these funds are put to use only for this purpose, a good one you can
agree with me, and remember these are the demands of a dying woman who has
a life in the lord. I now realize that wealth without life in Christ is
vanity and non-sense. Always remember that.

May the grace and blessings of God be and remain with you.
Email: mrsmayw@gmail.com
I shall be waiting for your response.

Regards,
Mrs. May William Stern

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