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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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Fraud email example:

From: mrskristalina@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:59:48 +0000
Subject: My Beloved Friend In The Lord.

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXcCKrSeggIndEIu-C6S1Br0DpHoxEJ08qIU7O0wb6c6rAmA/viewform?vc



My Beloved Friend In The Lord.


Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Elizabeth A.
Johnson from Bahrain, a widow to late Dr. A. Johnson . l am 51 years old
and a coveted born again Christian, suffering from long time cancer of the
breast, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and it is
quite obvious that I might not live more than two (2) months, according to
my doctor because the cancer has gotten to a very worst/ dangerous stage.

My late husband and my only child died last five years ago, his death was
politically motivated. My late husband was a very rich and wealthy business
man who was running his Gold/Diamond Business here in South Africa. After
his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My doctors has advised
me that I may not live for more than two (2) months, so I now decided to
divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the
church in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. I collected your email address
during my desperate search on the internet and I prayed over it, the spirit
of our lord Jesus Christ directed me to you.

I decided to donate the sum of $5,600,000.00 USD (Five Million Six hundred
thousand United States dollars) to the less privileged because I cannot
take this money to the grave. Please I want you to note that this fund is
lodged in a bank here in South Africa.

Once I hear from you, I will forward to you all the information's you
will use to get this fund released from the bank and to be transferred to
your bank account. I honestly pray that this money when transferred to you
will be used for the said purpose because l has come to find out that
wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity. May the grace of our lord
Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family.

Reply me on my private email address (wwyc618@gmail.com)

Thanks and God bless you.
Your beloved sister in Christ.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Johnson

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