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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: "Mr .George Lucas" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 16:29:46 -0700
Subject: From Mr .George Lucas

I am Mr George Lucas, From Portland area of state of Oregon-USA. I
am a business consultant.

I have a client from Ukraine whose husband died during the
terrorist invasion in Ukraine in 2021. The wife's name is Mrs
Emina Elkatab who happens to be my client. She is a cancer patient and
she is currently in United Kingdom (UK) for cancer treatments. She is suffering
from blood cancer called Leukemia, and her health condition is
critical at the moment. She instructed me lately to search for a good
investor that will claim her family money through the help of her
family lawyer, as she and her late husband Mohammed Elkatab has no
child of their own before the death of her husband. The role of the
investor is to invest the money in his or her specialty in any part
of the world.

The only thing she want to achieve is to make sure you establish
charity foundation in her name and the name of her late husband with
30% of the money. Then your compensation is to use the rest amount and
invest in your line of businesses. Her most worry is to make sure you
have the funds in your possession before she die, because her doctor
in London has told her that she will not make it from the illness. The
total amount deposited in American is the sum of $48 Million Dollars.

Therefore, you should get back to me if you are interested. So that i
can introduce you to Mrs.Emina Elkatab for more details and for more
Understanding ?

Thank you .

I wait to hear your quick response soon.

Best Regards,

Mr .George Lucas.
Consultant..

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