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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: mary benjamin <marybenjamin111@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:52:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Calvery Greetings


Dear Friend,

Greetings, How are you hope you are keeping healthy,permit me to ask you if you are in full time ministerial word? is your ministry into humaniterian activities? as indicated in the directory where I found your contact. Let me hasten to introduce myself as Mrs Mary Benjamin ,I am married to Mr.Philimon Benjamin, an Isreali based business man in INDIA, who until his death was into humanitarian services here in INDIA. It's a sorrowful thing to say that he died in a fatal motor accident alongside with our only son on the 19th of may 2005, while cominig back from a business meeting.(God knows best). When my husband was alive,He deposited his life's savings (u.s $10.5 million) in a security vault here INDIA as family valuables, with my name as the next of kin.

As God may have it, recently i was diagonised of liver cancer, and the doctors said i have just six months to live. In view of my condition, and the fact that i have nobody to leave this money behind for, knowing full well that my late husband people are after my life, just because i converted their most elderly brother (my husband) to christainity, with the exception of my husband people who are not Christains, I decided to donate this money to either a living Church or a humaniterian organization/religious organization that will use this money in propagating the good massage and also taking care of the orphans,widows, and the needy generally.( 2Cor: 4:6-18-17 ).

By so doing, I would have susceeded in immortalising the names of my late Husband and my only Son. Beloved, though i am sick and dieing, I am not afraid of death because I know where I am going. My soul has found a resting place in the handsome bossom of the lord. Who shall seperate us from the love of christ? Shall tribulation, or persecution- -- -Rom 8:28-38 vs 35 As soon as i receive your reply,I will give you the contact of the company and all the legal documents that would warrant the transfer of the fund to you. Please understand that this massage requires urgency as my ill-health demands, any delay in your response will give me room to contact other person, I also want an assurance that you will use this fund for the purpose i have stated here. Hope to read from you soon.


Remain blessed
Mrs Mary Benjamin.


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