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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 Catherine Jonas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revcatherinejonas123 @gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:57:00 +0800
Subject: PLEASE ACCEPT THIS DONATION


My Dear Beloved

It's my pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical condition I find myself, though, it's not financial problem, but my health, you might have know that cancer is not what to talk about at home I have been in the hospital for 5 months now I am married to Mr. Abaulkarim Banneth who worked with usa embassy in Turkey for nine years before he died in the year 2008.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry because of the attitude of his younger Brother who is just after properties. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 3.7million ( Three Seven hundred thousand dollars) in a bank in Canadian for me, Presently this money is still in bank.

And My Doctors told me that I don't have much time to live because of the cancer problem and i don't want to live this money in the bank for Government instead I decided to use it for Old people who cannot work

again and Orphans who have nothing to eat because my Husband family people are very wicked, Having known my condition I decided to hand over this fund to a responsible person that have fear of God to take care of less-privileged people with this fund , please utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here I want you to take 30% Percent of the total money for yourself While 70% of the money will go to charity works and helping the Old people who have nothing to eat.

I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government and I don't want my Husband people to know about this money. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, if you are really interested to help me please do not hesitate to indicate your interest to me. I will be very happy if you can write meMe Back Asap


I wait for your response.
My regards,
Mrs Catherine Jonas
written from Hospital

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