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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. Esther D, Parr" <estherdebparr@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsestherparrboat@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:12:44 +0200
Subject: This Is Urgent Please48


Kind Regards to You and Your Family!!!
With honor and respect to you and your family, I am writing to you from the=
deepest part of my heart regardless of my situation in the hospital bed he=
re; because you are my only hope.
This is important and urgent, that is my reason for contacting you, but how=
ever; kindly reply quickly enough before anything happens to me. I have ini=
tially sent you messages twice to this particular email address in the past=
week but, I am yet to receive your reply. It would be good if you could ki=
ndly let me know whether this email address of yours is still active and wo=
rking by replying to this message and the request I am making herein below,=
as it is very urgent.
=A0
Actually, the reason I tried severally to reach you is because,=A0
I am willing to=A0
DONATE
=A0and change my=A0
WILL
=A0to your names to benefit this sum of=A0
USD
$
20.5, Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars=A0
(
$20,500,000USD
), for the help of the=A0
less privileged
=A0and=A0
homeless
=A0and=A0
old age
=A0people as well as the=A0
needy
=A0in your country and other countries of your choice, of which you will be=
responsible in taking care of the disbursement and sharing of this money t=
o organizations that I will appoint in due course. Meanwhile, you will also=
get=A0
30%
=A0of the money which will amount to the sum of;=A0
Six million, One hundred Thousand=A0
(
$6,150,000USD
) as your compensation for helping me in the fulfillment of this desire of =
donation and Godly good work to humanity.
I am=A0
Mrs. Esther. D. Parr
=A0I was born in the=A0
state of=A0
Ohio
-
USA
=2E
=A0I am legally married to=A0
Mr. Hilary Hendricks Parrboat
, a=A0
South Africa citizen
=A0brought up in=A0
Switzerland
, where we married and lived for=A0
22 years
=A0before we returned to=A0
South Africa
=A0in=A0
2002
=A0after my husband=E2=80=99s retirement. I am=A0
72 years
=A0of age by the=A0
grace of God
, but we did not have any child even after 40 years of marriage. It is more=
unfortunate to me that my beloved husband is dead. This money I want to do=
nate to your care emancipated from the deposit he made with the bank here i=
s=A0
Republic of South Africa
=A0and for this purpose as well, so you have nothing to worry about as ther=
e is no risk involved in this project and transfer of the fund to your acco=
unt.
Kindly and quickly do your best to get back to me as soon as possible once =
you receive this message, because my health condition in the hospital here =
is critical and I do not have much hope to live longer as the doctors' repo=
rts have indicated; the=A0
cancer (leukemia)
=A0has overwhelmed my body system and blood stream. It is really critical a=
nd painful for me as I am speaking to you, I will be undergoing an=A0
intensive blood transfusion next week
=A0and I do not know my hope of surviving it, so please reply quickly for t=
his project and transfer of the fund to be started immediately by my banker.
=A0
The Grace of GOD Almighty, be with you and your family as I wait for your q=
uick response to this message providing to me your direct phone numbers, fo=
r more verbal conversations.
Kindly reply quickly to this email and equally call me if you can.
Email
=A0=A0
=A0
mailto:mrsdparroat@yahoo.com
mdparrboat@yahoo.com
Phone=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0
=A0
(+
27-79-440-5094)
I wait for your urgent reply as you remain blessed.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Esther=A0=A0D. Parrboat.

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