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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: "claudiafische@yahoo.com" <claudiafische@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "cclaudiafischer@hotmail.com" <cclaudiafischer@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 12:33:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO USE IT FOR THE ORPHANAGE CHILDREN.


As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Mrs. Claudia Fischer from Australia;
I am 80 years old; I was married to late Dr. Philip Fischer, a contractor
and diamond dealer for Thirty-two years before he died in the year 2018.
I am suffering from a long-time cancer of the breast which also affected my
brain. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my
doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months;
this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage.
I was brought up in a motherless baby's home, and was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child. My husband and I are true
Christians, but unfortunately, my husband Died from Complications from
Diabetes.
Since the death of my husband I decided not to re-marry, when my late
husband was alive, he deposited the sum of Six million Eight hundred
thousand U.S Dollars, with a Bank in Abidjan - Cote D' Ivoire, where we
spend our life together.
Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management just
wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money
after keeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over as a result of
my illness, or they get it confiscated.
Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me
that I have only a few months to live.
It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any organization
of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,
the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from since i do not
have any child that can inherit the fund.
I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund charity
works, orphanages and homeless children. I must let you know that this
was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue
because I have no further option. I hope you will help see me
last wishes come true.
As soon as I receive your reply, I shall give you the contact of the Bank.
I will also issue you a letter of authority which will prove
that you are the new beneficiary of my funds, and the documents concerning
the deposit. Please assure me that you will act accordingly
as I stated herein.
Please contact me through my email for further details:
claudiafische022@protonmail.com
Hope to hear from you Soonest.
I am waiting your response.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Claudia Fischer.



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