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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 Monika Evereen <monikaevereen@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

Hi how are you,

My name is Mrs Monika Evereen, I am sending this message with the utmost
hope of an urgent response, given my current terrible state of health, I
will have to undergo a second heart surgery with less chance of survival.
But before I undergo a dangerous second surgery, I would like to give you
the ($ 6,550,000) I have in my US bank account so that you can invest well,
manage and use the profits to run a charity project for me. I count on
helping the sick and the poor as my last desire for land because I have no
one to inherit this money if I die.

I ask for an urgent answer

Greetings,

Mrs Monika Evereen
Florida, United States

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