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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: "Mrs. Angela Benjamin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsangelabenn1@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:08:51 -0500
Subject: Your Urgent Assistance is Needed

Beloveth,
 
 
 
I greet you in the name of Almighty, I am Mrs. Angela Benjamin , a widow to Late Dr. Frank Benjamin , I am aware that this certainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship. However, I would want you to give this proposal a good thought. I crave your most desired indulgence. I am woman suffering from cancer. From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live long because the cancer stage is very severe. My late husband died in an air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board and my only son died with his father in this same crash.
 
My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My personal physician told me that I may not live for so long and I am so scared about this. So, I adopted the attitude of giving, by contributing to the well being of less privileged people in the society like America, Canada, Africa, Europe and Asian Countries. I understand my request of you is no doubt is tasking.
 
I selected you for this purpose and prayed over it. I am willing to donate the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$7,500,000.00) to you for the development of the well being of handicapped in the society and also as aids for the less privileged around your country, and I have mapped out One Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$1,200.000.00)for your own personal use to help me! for this work which will stand for logistic and your compensation.
 
 
The fund i budgeted for this project is with a Bank in Malaysia . Therefore immediate application for Change of Beneficiary in order to make you the beneficiary of the fund will be put in place immediately I confirm your acknowledgement to do this. Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use, than enhancement of the comfort of the Handicapped. Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards to my entire! life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without God one's life is vanity upon vanity.
 
 
Thanks
 
 
 
Mrs.Angela Benjamin
mrsangelabenn1@yahoo.com.ph
 

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