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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. Claire K. Bowles" <amministrazione@grottoli.it>
Reply-To: <moppelchen@schmusemail.de>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:51:45 -0700
Subject: Good Day Dear!!!









Good Day Dear!!!


I am Mrs. Claire K. Bowles from United State Of America, presently
staying in London, United Kingdom. I am married to Engr. David Bowles
who worked as the financial director under United Nation Development
Programmed for Africa for than ten years before he died in the year
2010. We were married for eleven years without a child, he died after a
brief illness that lasted for only four days and before his death we
were both born again Christian.


Since the death of my husband, I decided not to remarry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home as its against the biblical believe of the
Christendom. When my husband was alive he deposited $12.5 Million USD
with a reputable bank, and presently this money is still with the bank;
recently, my doctor told me that I would not last long due to my cancer
problem and the one that disturbs me most is my partial paralysis.


I want an organization or an individual that will use this fund for
Orphanages, Widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the
house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed
is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any
child or close relative that will inherit this money as I was raised as
an orphan and my husband relatives are not Christians, they even have a
hand in husband's death and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used
by the same people. This is why I am taking this decision, I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to
be in the bosom of the Lord. (Exodus 14 vs. 14) says that the Lord will
fight my case and I shall hold my peace.


As soon as I receive your reply with guaranteed word to help me fulfill
the wish of my late husband,  I will communicate you with the details of
the said funds and how its ownership will be communicated to you as the
sole beneficiary to that account.




Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Claire K. Bowles




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