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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Lenny Tatiana" <mrslenytati44@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 03:03:46 +0200
Subject: Hello My Daer friend

Hello My Daer friend
Good day and compliments of the seasons, I know this messages will
definitely come to you but please read well and think about it, We all
thank God today for life which is important. I want you to take the
time to go through my messages carefully as the decision you make will
go off a long way to determine my future and continued existence.

My name is Mrs. Lenny Tatiana, I am a single widowed, from Slovakia
country and I and my late husband Lenny, lives together in UK,
unfortunately I lost my late husband, Mr Richard H Lenny, in 2nd of
September 2021, My late husband was the chairman of the Board of
Hershey Uk company. He was died as a result of Corona Virus, after the
died of Lenny my late husband, I found out that am also a covid19
positive and suffering with Stomach issues, but the fact is that I am
a single mother, I and my late husband Lenny. We have no child, but
everything in life happened to the will of God, and I have been here
lying on the hospital bed and spending a lot of money since 29th
September 2021, I am 58 years old. after the funeral date 7th
September 2021 my late husband Lenny was buried, and I myself went to
the hospital till now there was no solution to my illnesses and my
doctor did not say anything and I am no longer hoping for life and I
keep spending money, now it is worsening but the truth I am scared
because I don't no the day I will give up.

My dearest and my follow member, please I don't need anything from you
but only your prayers, that whatever happen to me to God be the glory,
I'm scared to my notice that my doctor is bad and he don't want me to
go to the other hospital, since i chaffed as someone need to die at
any moment, I am saying this gospel truth because I myself can't keep
silent anymore because of my illness condition. I have some funds with
the funds I inherited from my late husband Lenny, the sum of
(13.126Million Dollars) and I needed a very honest person, and not a
liar scammers nor fraudster s, just need a trustworthy person who can
withdraw this money then use the funds for Charity works. I wish to
help the beggars, to give this funds to you for Charity works and
commercial help. I found your email address from the internet after my
honest prayers to the Almighty God to bring me a helper and i decided
to contact you if you may be willing and interested to handle these
trust funds in good faith before anything happens to me.

I accept this decision because I do not have any child who will
inherit this money after I die. I want your urgent reply to me so that
I will give you the deposit receipt which the Hershey Company issued
to me as next of kin for immediate transfer of the money to your
account in your country, to start the good work of God, I want you to
use the 25%/percent of the total amount to help yourself in doing the
project. I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have
summoned up courage to contact you for this task, you must not fail me
and the millions of the poor people in our todays are suffering. This
is no stolen money and there are no dangers involved,100% free with
full legal proof. Dear, if you would be able to use the funds for the
Charity works kindly let me know immediately. I will appreciate your
utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart
desire, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish.
Dear, kindly respond quickly for further informations.

My Best Regards,
Mrs. Lenny Tatiana

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