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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: Sophia Erick <sdltdkggl3455@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:47:26 +0200
Subject: hello


I am glad to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has
directed me to you at this point in time so do not be surprised at all. My
name is Mrs.Sophia Erick, a widow, i have been suffering from ovarian
cancer disease. At this moment i am about to end the race like this because
the illness has gotten to a very bad stage, without any family members and
no child. I hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confidence that I am about to entrust to you for the mutual benefit of the
orphans and the less privileged ones. I have some funds I inherited from my
late husband,the sum of (Eleven million dollars.) deposited in the Bank.
Having known my present health status, I decided to entrust this fund to
you believing that you will utilize it the way i am going to instruct
herein.Therefore I need you to assist me and reclaim this money and use it
for Charity works, for orphanages and giving justice and help to the poor,
needy and to promote the words of God and the effort that the house of God
will be maintained says The Lord." Jeremiah 22:15-16.“

It will be my great pleasure to compensate you with 35 % percent of the
total money for your personal use, 5 % percent for any expenses that may
occur during the international transfer process while 60% of the money will
go to the charity project. All I require from you is sincerity and the
ability to complete God's task without any failure. It will be my pleasure
to see that the bank has finally released and transferred the fund into
your bank account therein your country even before I die here in the
hospital, because of my present health status everything needs to be
processed rapidly as soon as possible. Please kindly respond quickly.
Thanks and God bless you,

Yours sincerely sister Mrs. Sophia Erick.

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