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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 Lila Haber <mrslilahabe2016@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 09:50:28 +0000
Subject: Greetings dear friend

Greetings dear friend

I am happy to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he
has directed me to you at this point, so do not be afraid. I prayed
and got you email id from your country's ministries of commerce and
foreign trade departments. I am writing this mail to you with heavy
sorrow in my heart, this massage mighty come to you as surprise but i
chose to reach you through internet because it still remains the
fastest medium of communication through this medium internet has been
greatly abused. Please give me this little chance to explain myself to
you, I would have like to meet you face to face before departing from
this mother earth but due to the illness continue to deprive the
chance but even if I die on the process of this operation I will still
praise my God ALMIGHTY.

My name is Mrs. Lila Habe i am a dying woman and i decided to donate
what I have to you for charity work/assistance to less privileged
people in the society. I am 51 years old and I was diagnosed of cancer
for about 5 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who
has left me everything he worked for and because my doctor told me
that i would not last for the period of one year due to cancer
problem. Because of my health, I have some funds I inherited from my
late husband, the sum of $19.1Million Dollars and I needed a very
honest and God fearing who can withdraw this money then use the funds
for Charity works. I found your email address from the internet after
honest prayers to the LORD to bring me a helper and i decided to
contact you if you may be willing and interested to handle these trust
funds in good faith before anything happens to me. I want a good
person who will use the money to work for Gods charity homes and I
have chosen you after going through your profile. I want this money to
be share to the next privileged since I do not have a child to inherit
the money and my late husband relatives all are non believers and I
don't want my husband’s hand earn money to be used in an ungodly ways.
Hence the reason for taking this bold decision because I do not have
any child who will inherit this money after I die. I am desperately in
keen need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you
for this task, you must not fail me and the millions of the poor
people in our today world. This is no stolen money and there are no
dangers involved, is 100% risk free with full legal proof.

This money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the
true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long
or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on
my behalf since I cannot come over because of my illness or they get
it confiscated. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in
where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. It is
my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of
your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,
the poor and the motherless babies’ home. I want you as God fearing
person, to also use this money to fund orphanages and widows; I took
this decision, before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of them.
I am absolutely assuring you that no trouble is involved in this money
because this is my late husband money. I want you to take 25% percent
of the total money for your personal use while 75% of the money will
go to charity. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust
in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything
that will jeopardize my last wish. Please kindly respond to me
immediately for further details

Thank you and God bless you dear friend,
Mrs Lila Habe

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