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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 next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mjerrylawson@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Mitchel Jerry"<ailcen@outlook.com>
Reply-To: mjerrylawson@aol.com
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:52:16 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Mitchel Jerry Lawson,
Good day my dear and may God bless you,
My name is Mrs. Mitchel Jerry Lawson from United States of America. I am m=
arried to late Dr. Jerry Lawson who worked with USA embassy in Cote D'ivoir=
e for nine years before he died in the year October 2014. We were married f=
or twenty years without no child. He died after an illness that lasted for =
long one year. Before his death we were both a good christian.My late husba=
nd before he died sold his inherited family company and deposited the sum o=
f $30 million with one of the banks in Cote D'ivoire. Presently, this money=
is still with the bank in Cote D'ivoire. I have been diagnose with Esophag=
eal cancer,Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next on=
e month due to my cancer Problem. Having known my condition I decided to do=
nate this Fund to a good individual That will use this money to the orphana=
ge and helpless poor children.
I am presently placed on dialysis check up and will not need telephone com=
munication most of the time because of my heath.I am not afraid of death be=
cause I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom=
of the Lord. I do not want your telephone communication in this regard bec=
ause of my health and because of the presence of the people around me alway=
s. I don't want any of my husband family relatives to receive this money be=
cause they poisoned and killed my husband to take away all we have laboured=
for.
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With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall g=
ive you the contact of the bank in Cote D'ivoire. I will also register your=
name and introduce you to the bank that will make you as the new beneficia=
ry of this money so that the bank will recognize you and advise you what to=
do for the successful transfer of this money to your account to enable use=
the money to the orphanage homes and the poor helpless children in the str=
eet.
Nowadays there are so much scams going on in the internet and it is diffic=
ult to trust but i don't know why the Holy spirit still approved me to emai=
l you about this out of few email addresses i have from the internet, yours=
was the only one that my mind convinced me to contact.
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Waiting for your reply.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Mitchel Jerry Lawson
mjerrylawson@aol.com
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