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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: " Engr. Mrs. Stella Scarbonu" <curiuosbm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engmisscar53@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:48:36 +0100
Subject: Please kindly respond quickly for further details

Dear Friend,

Greetings. I know that this message will look strange, surprising and
probably unbelievable to you, but it is true and reality. I want to
transfer the sum of: £15,000,000 (Fifteen Million Pounds) to you. I am
contacting you by the Will of God. My name is: Engineer Mrs. Stella
Scarbonu, I am a British business woman specialized in mining of raw
Gold and Diamond in Africa; but now I am very sick with esophageal
cancer which has damaged almost all the cells in my organisms/system
and I will soon die according to my doctors. My late husband died in
an accident with our two daughters few years ago leaving me with our
only son whom is just 11 years old. Now, my most concern is my only
little son whom does not know anything about live and has nobody to
take care of him after I am dead; because I and my late husband does
not have any relation, we both grew up in the orphanage home and got
married under orphanage as orphans. If I die soon, my innocent child
would be left alone in the wilderness of live and I do not wish to
send him to any orphanage home, I want my son to grow up in the hands
of an individual, not orphanage. Please, can you take my son to your
home and raise him up as your own son? i am begging you in the name of
God to sincerely accept my proposal; let me order/instruct my bank to
wire transfer my entire fund worth the sum of: £15 MILLION to your
account in your country immediately, then you take my son to your home
and raise him as your own son.

Please reply immediately so that i will tell you full details on how
the money would be transferred to your account and send you all the
vital documents for your perusal.

Yours Sincerely,

Engr. Mrs. Stella Scarbonu

Please contact _: : engmisscar53@gmail.com

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