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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: Mayuree Yuthakon <mt4871376@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morrisond2021@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 11:24:29 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, PLEASE PLEASE READ MY MESSAGE AND GET BACK TO ME


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Dear Friend,

How are you today and the members of your family to the glory of the great
Buddha? I am writing to you with tears in my eyes because my doctor said I
have less than two months to live. I have severe case of cancer and the
doctor said I will not be able to survive it looking at the extent of
damage it has done to my body system. The diagnosis shows that I have
esophageal cancer which has resulted in the growth of a tumor in the lining
of my esophagus. The doctor said it has grown through the walls of my
esophagus although I don’t really understand all these medical terms. He
also said it has spread to all the organs of my body through my blood
system. I have been experiencing heartburn, difficulty in swallowing solid
foods. It is really painful for me to swallow food. Sometimes, the food
stuck to my esophagus. I have lost weight. You need to see how slim I have
become. There are times I vomit blood when I cough. It is really painful
living my life like this. I have made up my mind to give up everything so
that the poor kids of the world will benefit from my wealth which I have
saved up all my life. I grew up an orphan and I know how it was to get here.

Based on this, I want to transfer my $2.5 Million to you so that you will
help me
handle a charity project to the glory of Buddha, that is my last wish
before my death. I am offering you 20% of the fund while 80% will go to the
charity project. In your willingness to work for me, I request you to send
me your
Full Name:..............................Full Address:....................
Phone Number:..............
to my personal email address on:morrisond2021@gmail.com for more
information about the project. I will give you the full details of the
transaction as soon as I read from you. May the good Buddha guide you in
this project which you are to execute for me to his glory.

Best Regards,
Mayuree Yuthakon.
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