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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: akwesianne <akwesianne2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: akwesianne@yandex.com
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:49:55 -1200
Subject: Hello,

Hello Dear,

My name is Mrs. Akwesi Anne. from Finland who based in Abidjan, I am
a terribly sick woman who have decided to donate all I have to you for
good work of God. I am 66 years old, and I was diagnosed of cancer
for the past 2 years now, immediately after the death of my husband,
who has left me all he worked for.

On 13th of last month the Doctors said my chances of living more than
three months from now is very narrow though the pains i pass through
has make me not to be afraid of to die any more. I don't know what may
happen and when it will happen. So, I have decided to donate all I
inherited from my late husband to you for good work of God, Rather to
allow my husband relatives use my husband hard-earned funds in
ungodly ways. That if I don't make it and die, I die for God's glory
and to continue my service to God with him eternally and if I live, I
live for God to be glorified. Anyway with the pains of cancer ailment
it better to die than to live please pray for me, that the good Lord
forgive me my sins., it is better to give those high hospital charges
for treatment of no guarantee to the healthy suffering orphans,
motherless children and widows.

I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a
merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in next few days.I
Don't know if I will make it or not for that I Have decided to
WILL/donate the total deposited sum of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million,
Five Hundred Thousand USDollars) to you for good work of God, as a
seed and sacrifice to attract God's mercy upon me should I not make
it. This is my last wish. Please I beseech thee to assured me that you
are honest, reliable and able to fulfil my last wish? to use this
money for good work of God, to help the motherless, less privileged
orphans, poor children and for assistance of widows. Please assured me
of these. Once I heard from you with your information and ID, I will
instruct my family legal consultant lawyer to adjusting my WILL to
including your name. As he is aware about my desire that required to
changing my WILL,


Please this is sacred and you must hasten to retrieve this money
before my surgery date get closer because I am be alive hear that you
have receive the money and start the project immediately let my
husbands relatives come in between you, should anything happen to me.
Handle it confidentially, At the moment I'm under doctors monitor for
preparation of the surgery I cannot even take telephone calls due to
the blood pressure at 210 high and my late husband's relatives are
nosing around me to know what is left of our wealth, so they can steal
it despite my health status. Please assured me when you receive this
money you will fullfill my wish.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anyone or anything jeopardize my
last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't
want these greedy relation of my late husband or anybody to know about
this matter. Kindly get back to me at my discreet Email:
akwesianne@yandex.com as soon as possible for additional
information


Yours Faithfully

Mrs Akwesi Anne.

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