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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: Embatrin Forte <forteembatrin@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:25:01 +0100
Subject: I need your urgent assistance

How are you today? With hope you are found in good condition of health,
together with your beloved family?

My dear this is the second time I am sending this same message to you, as I
really need your urgent assistance. My name is Mrs. Marina Bagni, a widow
diagnosed with brain tumor disease which has gotten to a very bad stage,
Please I want you to understand the most important reason why I am
contacting you through this medium is because your sincerity and ability to
carry out this transaction and fulfill my final wish in implementing the
charitable investment project in your country as it requires absolute trust
and devotion without any failure, which i believe that you will not expose
or betray this trust and confident that I am about to entrust on you for
the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileges ones. I have some
funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of ($ 2,650,000.00, Two
Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) deposited with the Bank.
Having known my present health condition, I decided to entrust this fund to
you believing that you will utilize it the way I am going to instruct
herein.

Please all I need and required from you is your sincerity and ability to
carry out the transaction and fulfill my final wish in implementing the
charitable project as it requires absolute trust and devotion without any
failure and I will be glad to see that the bank has finally release and
transfer the fund into your bank account in your country even before I die
here in the hospital, because my present health condition is very critical
at the moment everything need to be process rapidly as soon as possible.

It will be my pleasure to compensate you as my Investment Manager/Partner
with 35% percent of the total money for your effort in handling the
transaction, 5% percent for any expenses or processing charges fee that
will involve during this process while 60% of the money will be Invested
into the charity project there in your country. Meanwhile your urgent reply
will be appreciated through this Email (marinaseass@yandex.com)
, if only you are interested in further details of the transaction and
execution of this humanitarian project for the glory and honor of God the
merciful compassionate.

Best regards and God bless you.
Remains Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ Mrs.Marina Bagni.

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