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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. Elizabeth Edward." <elizabetthwerd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:32:40 +0100
Subject: Please I Need Your Urgent Response.

My Dear Friend,

Please forgive me for stressing you with my predicaments as I 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.

I am Mrs. Elizabeth Edward, 63 years, from USA, and I am suffering
from a long time

cancer and from all indication my condition is really bad and
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 Bars till his sudden death, then I took over his
business till date. In

fact, at this moment I and my late husband have a
deposit sum of ($5.000.000.00 US). five million dollars with one of
the leading 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 i and my late husband funds but
sorrowfully I don’t

have any reliable relative and no child.

I want you to know there are no risk involved, it is 100% hitch free &
safe. If you will

be interesting to assist in getting this fund into your account for
charity project to

fulfill my promise before anything happens to me, please let me know
immediately.

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 respond I shall send you the full
details with my pictures, banking records and with full contacts of my
banking institution to communicate them on the transaction.
You can only get me through by my
private email Enclosed here (elizabetthwerd@gmail.com) As i wait
for your urgent reply.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards

Mrs. Elizabeth Edward.

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