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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: Katie Lorenz <katielorenz177@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:48:03 +0200
Subject: DONATIONS / DES DONS


Greetings to you dear, my name is Katie Lorenz. I have ovarian cancer and
the Doctor said I have a few days to undergo surgery. I have some funds I
inherited from my late husband's account US $6 Million dollars. I want to
know if I can trust you to use these funds for charity work to the less
privileged around your country. I will offer you 20 percent of the funds as
your compensation. As soon as I hear from you, I will instruct the Bank
Director's management to make the wire transfer to your bank account, in
consultation.

Warmest regards,

Mrs Katie Lorenz

Salutations à vous cher, je m'appelle Katie Lorenz. J'ai un cancer de
l'ovaire et le médecin m'a dit que j'avais quelques jours pour subir une
intervention chirurgicale. J'ai des fonds que j'ai hérités du compte de mon
défunt mari de 6 millions de dollars américains. Je veux savoir si je peux
vous faire confiance pour utiliser ces fonds pour des Å“uvres caritatives
auprès des moins privilégiés de votre pays. Je vous offrirai 20 % des fonds
en guise de compensation. Dès que j'aurai de vos nouvelles, je demanderai à
la direction du directeur de la banque d'effectuer le virement sur votre
compte bancaire, en concertation.

Chaleureuses salutations,

Mme Katie Lorenz

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