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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 Eliana <nrselin9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.elina921@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:52:39 -1100
Subject: Urgent Response

Greeting
It’s my pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical
condition I find mine, my contact with you was not by mistake, but by
divine favor of GOD.

I am Mrs. Elaina Brown , 58 years old, I am suffering from a long
time cancer, I am married to Mr. Smith Brown who worked with Tunisia
embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year
2018.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for some days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars ) in a bank Presently this money is still in bank. He made
this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I don’t have much time to live
because of the cancer problem, Having known my condition I decided to
hand you over this money for Charity and to take care of the
less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. once the deal is done you will take 30 Percent of
the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go
to charity” and helping the orphanage.

I don’t want my husband’s efforts to be used by the Bank or The
Government when i die. As I grew up as an Orphan and I don’t have
anybody as my family member, I Am doing this so that GOD will forgive
my sins and accept my soul because this Cancer sickness has suffered
me so much.

I wait your reply soon. My privet email below (mrs.elina921@gmail.com)

Regards,
Mrs. Eliana

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