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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.melaine JuletKabore" <mmelainejuletkabore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: melaniejuletkabore@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:48:04 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved,


Greetings,

My Name Is Mrs. Melaine Julet Kabore, from West Africa, I have been
suffering from ovarian cancer and the doctor says that I have just a short
time to live. And for the past Twelve years, I have been dealing with gold
exportation, before this disease crippled me. My late husband, Dr. Jake
Kabore, a retired diplomat and one time minister of mines and Power in
africa. Made a lot of money from the sales of Gold and cotton while he was
a minister, but we had no child of our own.

later my husband realized through a powerful man of God that it was evil
course instituted by his brother in other to inherit his wealth, but before
then it was too late, I and my husband agreed that he should remarry
another wife but our religion did not permit it, while planning this my
husband’s brother heard it and they planned and killed my husband at the
tender age of 56, he died in the month of September 2009. Now I am very
sick and according to the doctor, will not survive the sickness. The worst
of it all is that I do not have any family members or children to inherit
my wealth. I am writing this letter now through the help of the computer
beside my bed.

I have Twenty Seven Million $27,000,000.00 US Dollars And also 150Kg Gold
Bars, deposited in BANK there and I am willing to instruct my bank to
transfer the said fund and the Gold Bars shiping to you as my foreign
Trustee. You will apply to the bank that they should release the funds and
the 150Kg Gold bars to you, but you will assure me that you will take 25%
of the fund and give 75% to the orphanage home in your country for my soul
to rest after I have gone. In my next email, I will send you the copy of
the Certificate of Deposit which will enable you to apply to the bank and
receive the money and The Gold bars with ease.

This money and Gold Bars is still with them and the management just wrote
me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money and Gold Bars for
keeping it solo 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 where I have been
undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. It is my last wish to see
that this money and Gold Bars is invested in any organization of your
choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor
and the motherless babies’ home.

I want you as a God fearing person, to also use this money and Gold bars 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 their contact. I am absolutely assuring you that no trouble is
involved in this money because this is my late husband's money and Gold
Bars.

Respond to me immediately for further details and instructions since I am
at the end of my life due to the ovarian cancer disease. Please contact me
at my e-mail address: melaniejuletkabore@gmail.com If you are a God fearing
and trustworthy person.

My Regards,
Mrs. Melaine Julet Kabore.

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