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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 Kiryose Mien <fatimgabaamed2012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kiyose.miekiyose83@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:40:47 +0100
Subject: Re: HELLO,DEAR MY DONATION TO YOU.

My Dear. My Donation To You In Good Faith.


With Due Respect and Humility, I Was Compelled to Write You Under
Humanitarian Ground, I Mrs Kiaryose Mien, JAPAN Origin Live in MALAYSIA
with My Late Husband. I Have took a Personal Decision to Donate What I
Inherited From my Late Husband To The Charity, less Privilege, am 74 years
old and I was Diagnosed for Cancer Since the Past 4 years, Immediately
After the Death of my Husband. We were Both Married For Many Years Without
a Child, I Took this Decision Because I don't Have any Child that Will
inherit this Money.


My Late Husband Was The Chairman/CEO Of KA: Global Industries and a
Philanthropist Based in MALAYSIA. I have Decided to Donate a Fund Through
Credit Account($1,900.00)(One Million, Nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to
you for this Assignment, Charity, less Privilege, building of schools,
hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor widows, Motherless
babies, Charity organization, CHRISTIAN OR MUSLIM, and orphans. I don't
know you in person but God knows you, so contacting you for this assignment
is a direction from the holy spirit of God to donate this fund outside this
country through you as my late husband has already donated alot in this
Country Malaysia,


So you have to make sure that you use this donation fund as I have directed
so that the name of the Almighty God will be glorify forever. I have made
up my mind to donate this money to the people in need so that God will have
mercy on me and also accept my soul in HIS Kingdom incase I do not survive
this surgery as this is my 3th surgery. I will be going for another surgery
according to my Doctor's comment my survival in this surgery is not
guaranteed, I want to be sure that this fund has been donated to you before
going for this surgery.



Your urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical
condition of my health, it was a Sister nurse working in this hospital that
helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites
of the day. All I need from you is prayers that GOD will accept my soul
incase I didn't survive this surgery. Also pray for the soul of my late
Husband to rest in peace. Please always be prayerful all through your life,
we are visitors on this earth and we must be very careful in whatever we do
so that our soul will not be awaste. I wish you all the best and may God
bless you abundantly. I AM WAITINGFOR YOUR URGENT REPLY


Remain blessed in God.Yours.Mother

Mrs Kiaryose Mien.

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