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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. Linda D. Luis" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:28:43 +0100
Subject: I need your help

Dear Beloved,

I write this mail to you with deep pains from my heart resulting to me being a positive patient of the pandemic disease
called Corona Virus. I searched through the internet to find a trustworthy person whom I can lay my trust upon to help me
fulfill my heart desire and I saw your contact and choosed you.

My name is Mrs. Linda Daniel Luis 79 years, I am a German citizen but residing in Freetown, Sierra Leone and I grew up from a
motherless babies home. My late husband Mr. Daniel Luis works with DHL Courier Company for 38 years as the Courier Dispatch Department Manager here in Freetown, Sierra Leone and he as well owns a private business firm, but before his death he handed over his firm investment to me to take care of them because we had no child, but all of a sudden he died of a severe heart attack. Ever since, I have been handling his businesse worth US$45.6Million as the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) but due to my positive Covid 19 severe case which I have been displaying several symptoms, I decided to sell my late husband businesses amounting firms in the sum of US45.6Million and deposited this funds with Barclays Bank, London. But since I was tested positive of the Corona Virus which I have been displaying several physical symptoms of hard breathing, sore throat, dried cough and constant sneezing, I am unable to carry out my duties to handling my late husband firms due to I am currently in a hospita
l where doctors are conta
days which I will die any time soon.

As soon as I hear back from you, I will direct you to my late husband's lawyer whose name is Brandon Tossas from his
Financial Consultation Chambers (Oasis Financial Consultancy) to assist you in the Sierra Leone International Court of
Justice to get all the documents of my fund US$45.6Million declared in favor of your name as my next of kin that will enable my Bank, Barclays Bank of London transfer my fund US$45.6Million into your bank account as my beneficial next of kin.

I wait to hear from you.

Mrs. Linda D. Luis.

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