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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. Mean" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fnku60@citromail.hu>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 08:52:01 -0000
Subject: From Mrs. Mean: awaiting your response

Beloved One

Beloved One,

I am Mrs. Mean, I got your email address from the online
e-mail Database Directory through the Internet search and
it's true we do not know each other but My spirit led me to
write you this email.

I am a dying sick woman, I am writing from my sick bed, I want
to donate US$12.5Million to you for charity Work in your country
and other country of the World especial at this time the world
is suffering from the pandemic of (COVID-19).

I write to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in
my heart because my Doctor informed me that It will take only the
will of God for me to survive due to my Complicated health
issues (CANCER).

Based on this, I want to transfer my inheritance money US$12.5Million
deposited by my late husband to a faithful and God-fearing person who
will use it according to my desire and that of my late husband as we
have no child after so many years of our marriage.

We want you to use the funds for charity causes, while 15% will be kept
by you as compensation for taking this responsibility to help mankind.

A lot of people are suffering right now in the World because of this
COVID-19 and I want you to use this money to help as many people as
possible during this difficult moment in the History of the World.

The disbursements should be made to charities such as orphanages,
motherless babies' homes, poor widows, disables and to humanitarian
causes and also people who need money to revive the economy/business.

I will wait to hear from you if you can handle this task with
honesty and please kindly reply only to my private email
address here : fnku60@outlook.com.

I hope you will understand this message.

Warm wishes,

Mrs. Mean
Email: fnku60@outlook.com

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