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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: Adrian Bush <ab121345670@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 02:01:16 -0700
Subject: Greetings to You

Greetings to You!

How are you and your family? I hope you all are fine. I am writing this
mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart, Life has a ways of
changing your plans even if you are not ready for the change. Well I don't
have any alternative than this medium through which I have contact you
since internet correspondence is the option left for me. My full name is
Adrian Bush.I am a widow, married without kid i was Born in the United Arab
Emirates Dubai but American citizen.

I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the
death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for and
because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because
of my health, I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5.400,000
(Five million four hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of
humanity, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and
also for the assistance of the widows.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.Contact
my lawyer David Turner. with this specified Email(
davidturner.legalassociate2@gmail.com) and tell him that I have
WILLED $5.400,000.00 (Five million four hundred thousand United State
Dollars only) to you and I have also notified him. I know I don?t know you
but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.I will appreciate
your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished
as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish.

Sincerely.
Mrs.Adrian Bush

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