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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: MARLENE DILLON <dillonmarlene120@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:04:33 +0400
Subject: ATTENTION


*Dear Beneficiary, I am Mrs Marlene Dillon, a staff from one of the
commercial bank here in London, I will be glad to exhibit some good work
that deals with huge amount of money which will be invested into
establishment and building of less privilege home as to help the poor
orphans in your country, Based on that i have a woman here Mrs Annisa
Yannik, from Indonesia and she was married to a Singaporean man, a
cancer-affected widow On medical treatment at Barnes Hospital, South Wople
Way, SW14 8SU, London, England, she is from Manado but her husband is from
Singapore and both of them live in United Kingdom she lost her husband on
August 12, 2018. without any child, Meanwhile she has been fighting from
cancer that she suffered for a long time and her doctor Said that now her
disease level is out of control, the cancer has spread to a distant part of
the body such as the liver, bones and the brain.and she has a few months to
live. Before the death of her late husband he deposited (£ 7 Million Great
Britain Pounds) which the late husband got from the Gold dust business he
had supplied with Singapore and France merchants. Right now the depositor
is late and the wife is bed ridden as a cancer patient, She wants me to
look for a God fearing person that will invest this money into helping the
orphans as a Sacrifice for her sickness.*

*Can you handle this huge amount for investment? If yes, kindly assure me
that you will be sincere and honest throughout this deal and you will be
the investor hence am not business oriented, as the Account officer of her
late Husband, I would like you to respond immediately for me to prepare
the necessary document to subsequently transfer the money to your account
for the orphanage project, Upon your response I shall provide you with more
relevant details that will help you understand the transaction, We should
observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction
will be most profitable for both of us.*










* Respond immediately with,Your full Name.Your telephone numberYour Home
AddressYour occupationYour country. Best regards,*


* Mrs Marlene Dillon,*
* United Kingdom.*

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