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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 Helen Benson <charityodille0590@att.net>
Reply-To: mrshelen.benson@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 10:47:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mrs Helen Benson

















From Mrs Helen Benson
Greeting to you.
 
 
with due resperct and humblelity.I am Mrs. Helen Benson.
From Tunisian but now undergoing medical treatment. I was married to Mr Benson.
who worked with a cocoa company in ABIDJAN for nine years. before he died in the
year 2008.we were both married for eleven without Children.  
 
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of USD6.2 million
deposited in a Security company here in Cote D' Ivoire.And he daposited it as
family valuebles not as money. i will send you the contact details of
the Security company as soon as you indicate your interest.
 
Recently, my Doctor told me that i will die soon due to
my cancer illness. Having known my condition and believing the doctor, i have
decided to donate this fund to avoid total loss to church, Less privilege, and
to orphans and war victims. This money should be used to help churches,
orphanages ,widows and propagating the Gospel and to ensure that the house
of God is maintained.
 
i took this decision because i don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband relatives are fighting over the
properties and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by
their greedy attitude. i don't want a situation where this money will be used in
an UNGODLY manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. As soon as I
receive your reply I shall give you the contact information of
the company.     
 
God bless you
Yours,Sincerely
Mrs.
Helen Benson

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