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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: "Mz Qin" <zqinluv@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zqinluv1@gmail.com
Date: 04 Nov 2022 22:14:18 -0700
Subject: BIZNESS CORRESPONDENCE !

Hi my friend, I'm Mrs Qin. I work in a bank. Please excuse my
english, if there are errors! First off, if we both survived the
Covid-19 epidemic out break, then I believe that God has given
each of us all a chance to do better and help humanity. Well, as
a banker, I have a 100 percent guaranteed opportunity we can
profit from without having to hurt anybody. We can both support
the less privileged financially, and also our families in a very
legal and risk free way. I have a deal worth a substantial amount
of money, and I wish for us to partner together to accomplish it.
Currently; I’m in total control of a dormant escrow account and
the customer is deceased. But, that notwithstanding, my lawyer
can appoint you as a relative to our deceased customer and have
all his deposits directed to you as the next of kin without
creating any problem for us. It will only take a little time to
get the Paper-Works ready and once they are ready, then we are
good to go. I can easily arrange this because our deceased
customer recorded no next of kin. He opened his escrow account
with our private banking department and my official capacity
dictates that I am the only party to supervise and monitor the
account. I hope you understand that rare opportunities like this
only come one's way once in a lifetime? I mean, I cannot let this
chance pass me by and I hope you understand because for once I
found myself in total control and face to face with my destiny.
These chances won't pass me by. I am a family woman and this is
an occasion for me to provide them with new opportunities and a
good life and also to help the less privileged. A maximum of
fifty (50) percent may be offered as your share for being my
partner. Therefore; if you agree to partner with me, then be rest
assured that everything would be done accordingly to meet all
legal requirement. I am using a very good lawyer who already has
experience in such matters. We will do everything discreetly and
quietly without any hitches. But you must promise to follow my
instructions at all times. This is my field and I must guide you
in order fo us not to make mistakes. Give me a chance for us to
achieve this in a very easy way. Please let me know. Thanks!
Regards, Qin

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