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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. Nicole Marois" <dicen147jessica@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:45:53 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,


Please forgive me for stressing you with my predicamen know that this
letter may come to you as big surprise.
Actually, I came across your E-mail from my personal search afterward
I decided to email you directly believing that you
will be honest to fulfill my final wish before i die.
Meanwhile, I am Mrs. Nicole Marois 62 years old, from
France, and I am suffering from a long time cancer and from all
indication my condition is really deteriorating as my
doctors have confirmed and courageously advised me that I may not live
beyond two months from now for the reason that my
tumor has reached a critical stage which has defiled all forms of
medical treatment. As a matter of fact, registered
nurse by profession while my husband was dealing on Gold Dust and Gold
Dory Bars till his sudden death the year 2018 then I
took over his business till date.
In fact, at this moment I have a deposit sum of four million five
hundred thousand US dollars ($10,500,000.00) with one
bank but unfortunately I cannot visit the bank since I m critically
sick and powerless to do anything myself but my
bank account officer advised me to assign any of my trustworthy
relative, friends or partner with authorization
letter to stand as the recipient of my money but sorrowfully.
I dont have any reliable relative and no child.
Therefore, I want you to receive the money and take 50% to take care
of yourself and family while 50% should be use
basically on humanitarian purposes mostly to orphanages home,
Motherless babies home, less privileged and disable citizens and
widows around the world. and as soon as I receive your I
shall send you my pictures, banking records and with full contacts of
my banking institution to communicate them on the matter.

Please contact me with these email address. (
maroismrsnicole984@gmail.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/5f7n9olmjmbf/?&cs=wh&v to=maroismrsnicole984@gmail.com>)
Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Nicole Marois

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