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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: vesmgrea4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:34:22 +0000
Subject: I got your profound

Untitled form

To fill it in, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxr8tTJHnkRYHDrB97MHRqPbS5wbyAroy8uWTyPVciizfKWQ/viewform?vc
My Dear,

Permit me to share with you, I got your profound contact email from a
computerized data,following my fasting & praying effort searching for a
reliable and trustworthy person to assist me in this venture.I am Mrs.
Maureen Greaves, married to Late Alan Greaves (PhD} who worked with ( Total
S.A.) the French Multinational Integrated Oil and Gas Company and one of
the five "Super major" oil companies in the world as their Europe
drilling rig supplier for 17 years before his death On Christmas Eve 2013.

Before his death we were both devout born again Christian; lay-preacher and
former social worker and my late husband Alan Greaves; was an organist at
the church for 40 years, before his was attacked and beaten with a pickaxes
on his way to pray at Midnight Mass at St Saviors Church in Sheffield and
he died in hospital three days later as you can confirm this link as stated
below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529286/A-year-murder-organists-widow-breaks-vigil.htmlhttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25417344

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $11Million USD in a
bank,I am contacting you because of the recent report from my Doctor told
me that I have some weeks to live due to cardiac and kidney failure
problem, having known my condition, I seek your concept and permission to
present you to the bank as as my late husband foreign investors to retrieve
the fund and utilize for establishing an orphanages home for the poor and
needy.

I require a capable, reliable and trustworthy person who will utilize the
funds for work of humanity as my late husband wishes hence I cannot do
anything on my sick bed.Any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another good person for this same purpose.Waiting your reply
through my private email address (mgreaves41@yahoo.com) in good faith.

If you are capable to manage the funds effectively toward my late husband
wishes then reply me. (mgreaves41@yahoo.com)
Your Sister
Mrs. Maureen Greaves

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