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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: Michel gagne <gagnemichel99@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 14:28:05 +0200
Subject: Re: DONATION PROJECT

Dear friend


I name myself Michel former deputy chief of the mining management of Africa
of
West). Born January 20, 1960 in Toronto in Canada. I contact you on this
forum because I want to do something very important. It will seem a bit

Suspect because you don't
Do not know and that I don't know you
Indeed I suffer from fatal lung cancer that has been going on for several
years and very recently the medical tests carried out unfortunately
revealed that I did not
More

Really long to live because the evil that eats away at me is in terminal
phase. So in the face of this terrible and painful situation, I decided to
donate everything

What I have because I am a widower

For a few years and unfortunately I have never been lucky

To have a child. During my career as a mining manager I had to carry out
gold business and currently, I have a large sum of

(3,300,000 USD $) found in an account
Numbered and blocked domiciled in a business bank based in West Africa
precisely in Burkina Faso.
I wish with all my heart to bequeath this sum so that you

May you have it to finance support and help projects for people in
difficulty or support charity. I did

A multitude of donation to humanitarian aid associations, but I don't
really trust help associations because I believe that the leaders of these

Associations enrich themselves on the back of

Unhappy people. I particularly want this money to be used to alleviate the
sufferings of a few
Disadvantaged people. Consequently, if you feel capable of it, let me know
so that we do more
knowledge and that very quickly the necessary is done for you
Make it possible to legally dispose of these funds.
In the hope of rereading you
Please note that this information must be processed with the utmost
discretion and confidentiality. Which God's peace and mercy is with you.
Please contact me
Michel

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