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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: Hideto Miki <laurieramriez0101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikihideto05@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 01:48:21 -1200
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello with a warm heart and thank you for reading my request, I look
forward to seeing you in this letter. I write this letter with a heart
full of sadness and emotion. It requires compassion from a kind,
loving and energetic person. As long as your heart is pure and sincere
and my last wish comes true, I promise you will not regret this day.
My name is Hideto Miki. I am 64 years old and born in Nagahama City,
Shiga Prefecture. I came across your email while searching on google.
God and my spirit have accepted that I will contact you for help. I
have been suffering from breast and throat cancer for a long time.
From all the signs, my condition is really getting worse. And it's
clear that I can't work or do stressful things. According to my
doctor, they advised me that I might not be able to live for the next
two months. So I would like to take the last opportunity to donate all
my assets and wealth to charity. This is because the stage of the
cancer is getting worse. I was born and raised in a motherless baby's
house, so I understand the suffering of underprivileged children in
society. I have been married to my deceased husband for 36 years and
have no children. My husband, the late Andrew Anderson, worked for the
US oil company Anadarko Oil for 11 years. Before he died in a fatal
car accident. My husband died in 2015. After his death, I decided not
to remarry. I sold all my real estate and deposited a total of $ 8.3
million. ($ 8 million, $ 300,000). To our non-resident account. My
deceased husband's brother received over $ 2.8 million and ran away
unaware that his deceased brother (my husband) left other money and
property in my name. The total amount left in my name was $ 3 million.
After selling all the properties, I realized $ 5.3 million and
deposited it in a non-residential account in Turkey. So the total
amount I have now is $ 8,300,000. I decided not to contact my deceased
husband's brother again. The paying bank said in a letter that it
could release the money to anyone I authorized. Therefore, this money
will be sent to his or her bank account around the world. I am
currently using a laptop in a hospital in London. Here I am being
treated for my illness. Since then, I have lost the ability to speak
and my doctor told me that I could only live for another two months.
My last wish is to donate at least 60% of this to certain charities
affected by natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes and
orphanages. 40% can be used by yourself. What I expect is kindness,
honesty, and a healthy person who fulfills my last wish on earth.
Before writing to you today. I prayed to God, and my spirit gave me
the confidence to send this information. It's a difficult decision. As
soon as you agree to help me fulfill my last wish, I will give you the
contact information of the paying bank. There are instructions on who
to contact and how to quickly receive funds in your personal account.
My lawyer will send you a power of attorney to prove that you are my
stakeholder and the full beneficiary of this fund. All I need from you
is an honest guarantee. That is, this money will be used for the above
purposes when received. You are the first and last person I will
contact on this issue. If you are late in replying, we will contact
another individual or group for the same purpose. Feel free to do this
with me. Please. Donate 60% of this money to charity and 40% to
yourself. But I sincerely seek your trust in this transaction. I
propose as a free-spirited and sincere person from God. Please. Be
sure to accept it accordingly, as described here. And your reply will
be highly appreciated. Thank you very much.

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