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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.Mary Louis" <marylouisww243@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marylouisww7272@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:56:55 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME GOD

From Mrs. Mary Louis
Private Email: marylouisww7272@gmail.com

Greetings dearest in Christ

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have
never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to
choose you, May the almighty God bless and see you through with this
mission if you can carefully read and digest the message below.


I'm Mrs. Mary louis, from London, a 76 years old widow with cancer. I
got your email ID from your country's guestbook while looking for a
reliable person whom I can confide in, I want to share my personal
information with you. send you a letter of authorization to contact
the bank First inland bank Nigeria plc, so that they can transfer my
funds to your account for the purpose of helping the poor as indicated
on my WILL.

I have presently instructed my bank manager to assist any person I
will introduce to him as the beneficiary to the last will in the sum
of Ten Million United State Dollars (10,000,000.00) with my bank in
Nigeria the FIRST INLAND BANK NIGERIA PLC. I decided to do this now
unconditionally knowing that my days are numbered.

To conclude with this bequest, please provide me with your Data to
fully which I will use to write a Letter of Authorization on your
behalf and send it to the bank as my new Next of Kin.

Full Names:
Physical address;
Age:
Direct telephone number
Occupation

Note: Please I do not want you to thank me, same gesture was shown to
us, all I need you to do is, When you get this fund, use %15 for
yourself and the rest to assist the less privileged in your community
and country,this is the only way to immortalize us when I am gone.

Reply me through my Private Email: marylouisww7272@gmail.com
Yours Faithfully
Mrs.Mary Louis
Cancer Centre: Christie Hospital NHS Trust
(Manchester, UK) North West of England

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