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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: Hideto Miki <tabithbith@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikihideto05@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 14:44:00 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear,

With a warm heart and thank you for reading my request, I look
forward to seeing you in this letter. I write this letter with a heart
full of sadness and emotion. It requires compassion from a kind,
loving and energetic person. As long as your heart is pure and sincere
and my last wish comes true, I promise you will not regret this day.
My name is Hideto Miki. I am 64 years old and born in Nagahama City,
Shiga Prefecture.God and my spirit have accepted that I will contact
you for help. I have been suffering from breast and throat cancer for
a long time. From all the signs, my condition is really getting worse.
And it's clear that I can't work or do stressful things. According to
my doctor, they advised me that I might not be able to live for the
next two months. So I would like to take the last opportunity to
donate all my assets and wealth to charity. This is because the stage
of the cancer is getting worse. I was born and raised in a motherless
baby's house, so I understand the suffering of underprivileged
children in society. I have been married to my deceased husband for 36
years and have no children. My husband, the late Andrew Anderson,
worked for the US oil company Anadarko Oil for 11 years. Before he
died in a fatal car accident. My husband died in 2015. After his
death, I decided not to remarry. I sold all my real estate and
deposited a total of $ 8.3 million. ($ 8 million, $ 300,000). To our
non-resident account. My deceased husband's brother received over $
2.8 million and ran away unaware that his deceased brother (my
husband) left other money and property in my name. The total amount
left in my name was $ 3 million. After selling all the properties, I
realized $ 5.3 million and deposited it in a non-residential account
in Turkey. So the total amount I have now is $ 8,300,000. I decided
not to contact my deceased husband's brother again. The paying bank
said in a letter that it could release the money to anyone I
authorized. Therefore, this money will be sent to his or her bank
account around the world. I am currently using a laptop in a hospital
in London. Here I am being treated for my illness. Since then, I have
lost the ability to speak and my doctor told me that I could only live
for another two months. My last wish is to donate at least 60% of this
to certain charities affected by natural disasters such as typhoons,
earthquakes and orphanages. 40% can be used by yourself. What I expect
is kindness, honesty, and a healthy person who fulfills my last wish
on earth. Before writing to you today. I prayed to God, and my spirit
gave me the confidence to send this information. It's a difficult
decision. As soon as you agree to help me fulfill my last wish, I will
give you the contact information of the paying bank. There are
instructions on who to contact and how to quickly receive funds in
your personal account. My lawyer will send you a power of attorney to
prove that you are my stakeholder and the full beneficiary of this
fund. All I need from you is an honest guarantee. That is, this money
will be used for the above purposes when received. You are the first
and last person I will contact on this issue. If you are late in
replying, we will contact another individual or group for the same
purpose. Feel free to do this with me. Please. Donate 60% of this
money to charity and 40% to yourself. But I sincerely seek your trust
in this transaction. I propose as a free-spirited and sincere person
from God. Please. Be sure to accept it accordingly, as described here.
And your reply will be highly appreciated. Thank you very much.

Yours Sincerely,
Hideto Miki

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