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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. Carolyn Snow" <roseclark4440@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rose.cl@onet.eu
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:09:13 -0700
Subject: 13/9/2022


Dearest Beloved, I got your contact from David Rey and i hope this email fi=
nds you in good health. Am Mrs Carolyn Snow wife of the late Mr John W. Sno=
w am currently diagnosed with cancer which I have been suffering from for p=
ast years. My Late Husband Mr John W. Snow worked with the U.S. Federal Res=
erve as Secretary of the Treasury of the Bureau from Feb. 3, 2003 June 29, =
2006 under the government of G.W. Bush. We are both British Citizens and he=
died of a brief illness and before his death we are both born again Christ=
ians. My Husband has a stack of cash of $35 Million United Dollars (Thirty-=
Five Million United State Dollars) with a security company which he made me=
the Beneficiary. Due to the nature of my illness I would not be able to ca=
rry out the NGO and want to distribute the inheritance of my late husband t=
o take care of orphanages, widows, disaster Victims, unemployed retrench wo=
rkers affected by covid and also to fund churches. I took this decision bec=
ause I do not have any child due to cancer for years who will inherit this =
money and because my husband was the only child of his late parents. NGO is=
trying to establish contact with individuals and NGOs in your country to h=
elp the poor and less privileged people. I would appreciate your kind gestu=
re and for that you would get $5 Million United State Dollars and $30 Milli=
on less privileged. The doctor will not allow me to talk to anybody but I h=
ave a lawyer who has known my family for over 20 years and who can guide yo=
u through this process if I can get a kind reply from you. I will forward y=
our name and email address and other contact to my lawyer so that he will s=
upervise the processing of your power of attorney. (1) Your Full Name, (2) =
Your Contact Address (3) Your Telephone (Cel) Your ID card Your occupation,=
All I want from you is for you to make time out of your very busy schedule=
and see to the success within the shortest period of time because the dire=
ctors of the security company where the fund is stacked may use the fund fo=
r their selfish purpose after my death. Hoping to hear from you soon. Pleas=
e reply to Thank you and God Bless you. Kindly acknowledge receipt of my em=
ail by reply to proceed. Best Regard, Mrs Carolyn Snow=20

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