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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: Malick Nabil <contact@firewheel.cn.com>
Reply-To: malicknbl@gmail.com
Date: 24 Nov 2020 09:46:16 -0800
Subject: Respond with good faith


Hello,

I am Mr Malick Nabil, I'm American Omani Citizen, I'm the husband
of late Dr. Mrs. Katie Nabil, my wife worked with the Centre for
disease control UN dept for twenty years and worked in Istanbul
Turkey as a health contractor before she died last year.

We were married for 14 years without a child. My wife died after
a brief illness that lasted for only a week. Since her death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home. When my late wife was alive we deposited the sum of
$1,400,000 Million with a Bank in America. The bank management
just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the
release of this fund or rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently, I'm in the hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer/covid related. My doctor has told
me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to
see this money distributed to charity organizations, Because my
wife, relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth
since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this
huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I'm seeking for any honest person who will get the Funds
from the Bank. And use this money to fund the poor, orphanages,
widows and charity organizations. I took this decision because I
don't have any child that will inherit this money and I don't
want my hard earned money to be misused.

Due to the state of my health. I can not communicate by phone
because my illness has affected my throat. I prefer to
communicate here on email. I will appreciate it if you give me
more light about you and your details.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I
am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going if I die. As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact details
of the bank in America with the letter of authorization to pay
you the funds.

Thanks

Yours Truly,
Malick Nabil

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