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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. Tama Peters"<web@krinner-dlt.de>
Reply-To: <goodideagood7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 08:13:06 -0800
Subject: READ AND RESPOND ASAP

Dearest Beloved,

My name is Mrs. Tama Peters , wife of Late Mr. Richard Clark. We are
both British Citizens but am an African British citizens. My husband
worked as Senior Manager with an Oil Company for Twenty-Eight years
before he died, We were married for Thirty years without a child.

My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted only four days.After his
death I decided not to remarry. Before my husband died, he had a cash
Investment of $50 Million United Dollars (Fifty Million United
State Dollars) which he made me the Beneficiary. Presently I am in
Hospital United Kingdom where I am undergoing treatment
of two deadly diseases of breast cancer and cancer of the blood.

I have since lost my ability to move around and my doctors have told
me that I have only a few weeks to live as my condition worsens each
day. Before my husband died, it was his last wish to ensure that his
$50M be use for charity across World; it is for this reason I humbly
request you to help me Stand and receive this payment of $50 Million
United States Dollars in which I have decided to give you 10 Million
United States Dollars which will be for your effort. While the
balance $40 Million United Dollars should be distributed for Charity
to take care of orphanages, widows, disaster Victims and also to fund
good religions.And you can also invest the $40 million and the yearly,
use part of the profits for charity work across the world.
I took this decision because I do not have any child who
will inherit this money and because my husband was the only child of
his late parents.

The doctor will not allow me to talk to anybody but I have a lawyer who
knows my family for over 20 years and has always come to the Hospital
to see me.I will be glad that will you agree to carry our this assignment.
I will forward your name and email address and other contact to the
lawyer. so that he will supervise the processing of
your power of attorney, all I want from you is for you to make time
out of your very busy schedule and see to the success of receiving
this payment within the shortest period of time because the directors
of the investment company where the fund is logged may use the fund
for their selfish purpose in case anything happen to your beloved Mrs.
Tama Peters .

Kindly reply to this mail as soon as possible and remember to indicate
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Your Contact Address
(3) Your Telephone (mobile or Cel)
(4)Your ID card
(5)Your occupation,

Hoping to hear from you soon. Please reply to Thank you and God Bless you.

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