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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 George." <wistella004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrselizabethg1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:28:26 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?I_am_willing_to_donate_the_sum_of_=E2=82=AC12=2E500=2C000?=

Greetings to you

I’m Mrs. Elizabeth George. Married to Mr. George originally from
Germany, I’m 60-years-old suffering from prolonged cancer of the
breast, from all medical

indications my condition has really deteriorated and it’s pretty
obvious that I may not live for more than six months owning to the
rapid growth by stage and

the excruciating pain that accrues to it.

My husband died during the Corona-virus (covid-19) pandemic, and our
long years of marriage were not blessed with children. My husband was
very wealthy and

had a Gas / Oil multi-million-dollar business. After his death I
inherited all his business and funds. My doctor has diagnosed and told
me privately what I

should expect, building my spirit for the inevitable. He says I may
not last for more than six months, based on this I have taken the
decision to share part

of my funds and wealth in contribution to the development of the
Church and society with a major focus on the poor, needy and victims
of HIV/AIDS.

I selected you after visiting the website having prayed over it, I am
willing to donate the sum of €12.500,000(Twelve million Five hundred
thousand Euro) for

your work in developing the Church and to help the poor, needy, and
less privileged among your congregations/society. Please note that
this fund is deposited

in a bank in the country where my husband worked, my lawyer will file
the application for the transfer of this money in your designated name
and information,

after my applications and instructions.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you. Finally, I honestly employ you to make
sure that these

funds are put to use only for this purpose, a good one you can agree
with me, and remember these are the demands of a dying woman who has a
life in the lord.

I now realize that wealth without life in Christ is vanity and
non-sense. Always remember that.

May God's grace and blessings be with you. I'll wait for your response.

Thank you for your contributions and keep blessing.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ.

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