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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 JOHN OBI <chairmanbarclaysbankuk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnobipresidency800000@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:17:02 +0200
Subject: Top Urgent,

Top Urgent,

It’s my pleasure to have contact with you,based on the critical
condition I find myself
,though, it’s not financial problem, but my health,you might have know
that cancer is not a good sickness at all ,though I don’t know
you,and my contact with you was not by mistake, but by devine favour
of GOD.

I am married to Mrs Smith brown who worked with Tunisia embassy in
nigeria for nine years before she died in the year 2008.We were
married for eleven years without a child. she died after a brief
illness that lasted for five days.

Since her death I decided not to remarry, When my late wife was
alive she deposited the sum of US$ 5.m(five million us dollars)in
in union bank plc in lagos nigeria in west Africa Presently this
money is still in bank. . Recently, My Doctor told me that I don’t
have much time to live because of the cancer problem,

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to
take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent
of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will
go to charity and helping the orphanage.

I don’t want my wifes efforts to be used by the Gorvernment. I grew up
as an Orphan and I don’t have anybody as my family member, just to
endeavour that the name of GOD is maintained. Am doing this so that
GOD will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness has
suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
attonery that will help you in effecting the change of onwership
of this funds to your name in the bank so that you can be able to
perfect this transaction
contact the attonery on johnobipresidency800000@gmail.com and his
name is barrister john obi
Regards,

Mr. Chriris Brown
written from Hospital.

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