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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: "Mother Susan Paolo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <susanpaolodieci@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:43:35 -0800
Subject: MANAGE MY DONATION TO YOU

Dear beloved Friend

I am Susan Maria Dieci, the wife of Paolo Dieci who founded the European NGO International Committee for the Development and Contractor with Turkish Government on construction of metro rail. He is among the people who died untimely in an Ethiopian Air crash of the month march 2019. Im happy the case has been won which Boeing has accepted for compensation for mechanical errors.

I have been diagnosed with cancer ,I am living in pains and fighting effortlessly to live a normal life but all to no avail. I write to you, having sourced your address from an online charity email database. However before the death of my husband my family had a joint account and deposited the sum of USD45,000,000 with a Bank which was funds on his last contract Executed.

I am doing this because I have less than 6 months to live as a human. I therefore need a reliable person to champion my course by receiving this funds for reinvesting and for the help of charity only.

you can receive the funds as my next of kin and assist me in distributing it to the less privileged but you must be honest ,do not bother responding if you are not honest or sincere. If you are interested, please send a reply for further details.

Sincerely
Kinds Regards
Mrs Susan Maria Paolo Dieci

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