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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Gloria Able" <gloriaable20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gloriaable20@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:55:50 GMT
Subject: please i need your help
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My humble Greetings to you . I am Mrs.Gloria Able from the United Kingdom, I married Mr.Able Denis from Toronto Ontario who worked with Canadian Embassy here in Cote d'Ivoire for nine years before he died in the year 2015. We were married for twenty five years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of FOUR Million five hundred thousand USD in a bank here, so Recently my DOCTOR told me that I would not last for more time due to cancer.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a good person that will utilize the fund in a good way.A person that will use this fund for charity work, I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision. As soon as I receive your reply I shall let you know details. I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. All I want is you to use the fund to help the poor. I want you to always pray for me for God intervention in my critical condition.
Thanks
Mrs. Gloria Able
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