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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. Anne Adolf" <anadolf@outlook.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 11:18:47 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear,

My name is Mrs. Ann Adolf,70 years old from East Germany but based in the Republic of Togo. I am a widow suffering from cancer for a long time. I have some funds I inherited from my late husband, valued at US$ 4.880 Million ) Four Million Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars and I needed a very honest and God-fearing person who will use this money for Charity work. I mean to help the poor and less privileged people in society, this is my last wish because my doctor declared recently that I might not survive this sickness, the world is meaningless to me right now, I grew up as an orphan and i do not have a child who will inherit this fund. You will benefit 30 percent of the money for your personal use and use the rest to help the poor masses. For more directives contact me

God bless you,
Mrs. Ann Adolf
<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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