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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. Rebecca Lee Zhang" <test@comstar.ru>
Reply-To: rebecca56@citromail.hu
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:15:20 -0700
Subject: From Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang


Good day, Complement of the day, I am so sorry contacting you in this means=
especially when we have never met before It=92s my pleasure to have contac=
t you, based on the critical condition I find myself,though, it=92s not fin=
ancial problem, but my health,you might have know that cancer is not what t=
o talk home about,though I don=92t know you,and my contact with you was not=
by mistake, but by divine favor of GOD. My name is Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang,=
I was married to Mr. Hongsong Xim Zhang, who worked with China National Of=
fshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for 18 years before he died on the 22nd of J=
uly 2020 in Guangdong China. We were married for years without a child. He =
died after a brief illness caused by COVID-19 that lasted for five days. Wh=
en my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of US$30,000,000,00 (Thir=
ty Million United States Dollars) in a bank in East Asia. Presently this mo=
ney is still in the bank. He made this money available in buying Real Estat=
e or building Schools for orphanage homes and Less privileges. But recently=
, My Doctor told me that I don=92t have much time to live because of the ca=
ncer problem that was diagnosed in my body. Having known my condition I dec=
ided to hand you over this project money to take care of the less-privilege=
d people, Building Schools and Real Estate for the Orphanage homes just to =
fulfill my husband's wishes. You will utilize this money the way I am going=
to instruct herein. I want you to take 5% of this US$30Million My account =
office will take 5% The remaining 90% of the money will go to charity peopl=
e and helping the orphanages. I don=92t want my husband=92s hard earned mon=
ey all his efforts to be used by the Government. I grew up as an Orphan and=
I don=92t have anybody as my family member that can use this and not keep =
the funds to themselves due to greediness and advantage of my illness. Just=
to endeavor that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this to fulfill m=
y husband's wishes so that GOD will forgive my sins and accept my soul beca=
use this sickness has suffered me so much. Please note that this fund is 10=
0% Legal and risk free because both myself and my late husband deposited th=
is funds for this purpose. Now as soon as I receive your reply I shall give=
you the contact of my late husband's bank account officer who will guide y=
ou on how the US$30Million should be transferred to your name as the new be=
neficiary for this project. And I will send you an authority letter that wi=
ll prove you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank, that is if y=
ou assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Contact me o=
n this email directly: hj76498@gmail.com Hoping to receive your reply soon.=
Regards, Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang=

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