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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 Chikako Takahiro" <info@algerieclearing.dz>
Reply-To: kakohiro866@gmail.com
Date: 13 Dec 2020 14:22:04 -0800
Subject: CAN YOU WORK WITH ME?

Hello, I'm Chikako Takahiro (51 years old) from Ota-ku, Tokyo.
I'm a registered nurse and a widow with no children. I'm 51 years
old. I would like to extend my warm hearted friendship and
greetings and hope that this message will meet you during this
celebration. I write you this letter from and emotional Laddered
soul that needs compassion from a kind and energetic person to
carry me the last wish and I am very grateful for it and promise
that you will not regret this day as long as your heart is pure
and sincere.
I came across your profile while doing a survey on Facebook, and
my spirit urged me to contact you for help. In fact, I am very
ill and have been suffering from breast and throat cancer for a
long time. From all the signs, it's clear that my condition is
really getting worse and I can't work or do stressful things. My
doctor advised me that I might not be able to live for the next
two months, so I would like to take this opportunity to sacrifice
all my heritage as Christmas to the poor.
I believe in God for miracles from all the signs that my
condition is really getting worse, and according to my doctor it
is very clear that I will not live for more than 2 months. but
there is something worried than my illness and what I'm trying
to do looks somehow but I have to trust someone.
After working for the US Embassy in Washington, D.C. for 11
years, her deceased husband, Alexandra Paul, died of fatal injury
as a Road Accident in 2013 and After his death, I decided not to
remarry. I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited a total
of $8.3 million ($ 8 million, US $ 300,000) in a non-residential
account. My deceased husband's brother robbed me of $ 2.8
million, my deceased husband who died in a car accident left some
money in my name, and the total amount left in my name was $5
million, all my assets After selling, he ran away without knowing
that he had achieved $ 8.3 million. And deposit it in my non-
residential account.

So now the total amount is $8.3 million. My deceased husband's
brother doesn't care about me and just wishes for death, so I
decided not to have anything to do with it again in this world. I
succeeded as a retired senior nurse. But he made me almost
useless. At the moment he doesn't know where I am or where I am
and I don't care.
I have no one else in this life and the best part of it is the
paying bank in a letter to me, my approved person who was
approved by me to send the funds to him I'm currently using a
laptop at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London, where I'm being
treated for my illness. Since then, I have lost the ability to
speak and my doctor told me that I have only two months to live.
It is my last wish to see that at least 60% of this money is
invested / donated to your chosen organization / business and
distributed to charities and use 40% to help yourself.
I need a very honest and God-fearing person who can use these
funds to improve humanity and my spirit has given me the
confidence to send this email. I'm running out of time soon, so I
made this decision before resting in peace.
I can't Predict when you can be online based on your time and my
health But as soon as I receive your reply, I will give you my
It's a current photo of the hospital so you can see how this
illness made me and I will provide you with the bank's contact
information and who and how to contact you regarding this matter
and also issue a letter of authority to prove that it is the
original. -Beneficiaries of this fund.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and Kindest Regards,
(Mrs.) Chikako Takahiro

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