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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. Adrian Bush" <mweb0896@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidturnerlegalassociate@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:56:18 +0100
Subject: Greetings

Greetings to You!

My request to locate a responsible friend and partner to bring my
dreams to a reality, hence l took this bold step to contact you
through this medium and i would not like you to take an offense that l
am bothering you since you do not know me nor have we met before.

I hope you are fine today? I am writing this mail to you with tears
and sorrow from my heart, because Life has a way of changing your
plans even if you are not ready for the change. Well I don't have any
alternative than this medium through which I have contacted you since
internet correspondence is the option left for me.

My name is Adrian Bush. I am a widow, married without a kid. I was
Born in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai but American citizen. I was
diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the
death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for and
because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks
because of my health, I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5.400,000
(Five million four hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work
of humanity, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and
also for the assistance of the widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child or any family
relative that will inherit this money simply because I was adopted and
got married at an early stage, and am not afraid of death because l
lived a fulfilled life. as it is right now, I don't need any telephone
communication because of my present health condition.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,
and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others Contact my lawyer David Turner. with this specified
Email:(davidturnerlegalassociate@gmail.com) and tell him that I have
WILLED $5.400,000.00 (Five million four hundred thousand United State
Dollars only) to you and I have also notified him.

I know I don,t know you but I have been directed to do this. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished as I Don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Adrian Bush.

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