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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: "Michelle Ryerson." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michelleryerson465@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 04:05:49 -0700
Subject: Hello dear, Greetings to you.

Hello dear,

Greetings to you.

I hope you received this message in great health. Please, forgive me if I am bothering you, I found your email address when I embarked on a Google.com email search and after praying and fasting, I decided that it is pertinent to send you this message because I have the believe that good people still exist despite the unholy things happening in the world today. I am very sorry for intruding into your privacy, I want to say a big thank you for giving ears to my problem.

I Thank God almighty that I found you, let sincerity be our bond, my name is Michelle Ryerson, and I worked with Vedanta Resources Limited Australia for twenty five and retired in the year 2010 as a construction manager. I didn't marry, I have no children of my own, and presently I'm 72 years old. In March 2017, I was diagnosed of Cancer known as Acute Myelogenous leukemia which has recently spread infections in my gallbladder and to other parts of my body and am unable to speak properly. I have undergone two different surgeries in the past and I have been booked for another surgery next week in Israel. From all consultations by doctors, I have been made to understand that I may not live up-to 4weeks if I insist on going for this 3rd surgery. It is quite obvious that my death is very close to me as I can see my life quickly ebbing away. I am an orphan. I have no parents, no brothers or sisters, but my place of birth is Arizona. I was working with Vedanta Resources Company i!
n Arizona, before they posted me t

However when I was working with Vedanta Resources Limited, I deposited an amount of $3 Million USD with Radish Savings Bank in the Bahamas for a business venture. This fund is still with the bank but due to my poor health and based on the doctor's report, I am scared that my life is almost at the end, so I have decided to donate this fund to you. I grant you the permission to use 20 percent of this fund for your personal use which I believe will benefit your family, and then you use the remaining 80 percent for charity work by establishing a foundation in your city under my name in-order to immortalize me when my existence on earth finally ends.

Please reply with your name and contact address so I will instruct my account officer to contact you and transfer the money to you for charity work. I will cover the cost the bank will request to transfer this $3 Million USD to you.

I expect your prompt reply and hope you will put me in your prayers henceforth.

Thanks and God bless you.

Michelle Ryerson.

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