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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. JANET ADAMSON" <adamsonjanet911@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:42:17 +0100
Subject: You Are Blessed

*Good Day Beloved, It's my pleasure to contact you to seek for your
urgent assistance in this humanitarian social investment project to be
establish in your country for the mutual benefit of the orphans and the
less privileged ones, haven't known each other or meet before, I know that
everything is controlled by God as there is nothing impossible to him. I
believe that you and I can cooperate together in the service of the Lord,
please open your heart to assist me in carrying out this benevolently
project in your country. I am Mrs. adamson Janet .a dying widow
hospitalized undergoing treatment for brain tumor disease, I believe that
you will not expose or betray this trust and confidence that I am about to
entrust on you for the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less
privileged ones. My late husband made a substantial deposit with the Bank
which I have decided to hand over and entrust the sum of ($ 11,500,000.00
Dollars) in the account under your custody for you to invest it into any
social charitable project in your location or your country. Based on my
present health status I am permanently indisposed to handle finances or any
financial related project. This is the reason why I decided to contact
you for your support and help to stand as my rightful beneficiary and claim
the money for humanitarian purposes for the mutual benefits of the less
privileged ones. Because If the money remains unclaimed with the bank after
my death, those greedy bank executives will place the money as an unclaimed
Fund and share it for their selfish and worthless ventures. However I need
your sincerity and ability to carry out this transaction and fulfill my
final wish in implementing the charitable investment project in your
country as it requires absolute trust and devotion without any failure.
Meanwhile It will be my pleasure to compensate you with part of the total
money as my Investment manager/partner for your effort in handling the
transaction, while the remaining amount shall be invested into any charity
project of your choice there in your country.*








* Please I'm waiting for your prompt response if only you are interested. I
will send you further details and the bank contact details where the fund
has been deposited for you to contact the Bank for immediate release and
transfer of the fund into your bank account as my rightful beneficiary. God
bless you and your family.*

*Mrs. adamson janet*

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