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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 Nanneli Benzel <mrsnanneli21@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:40 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear ,


Hello Dear ,

Calvary Greetings in the name of the LORD Almighty and Our LORD JESUS
CHRIST the giver of Life and every good thing.

Good day and compliments of the seasons, i know this letter will definitely
come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take time and go
through it carefully as the decision you make will go a long way to
determine my happiness after life,

I am Mrs Nanneli Benzel from Switzerland I am married to Late Mr.Stefan
Benzel who is a wealthy business man here in London UK we were married for
14 years with out a child before he died after a brief illness

Before his sudden death we where devoted christian When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of three Million UK pounds (£3.000.000.00) in
one of the prime bank here in London Presently this money is still with the
Bank,

i am very sick from kidney cancer and fibroid that i may not last till the
next two months according to my doctor so i decided to donate this money to
a honest individual who will use it to work for God, orphans, widow and
maintenance of church,

and i have chosen you after praying.

I want this money to be use as i have said since i do not have any child to
inherit it our relatives are all unbelievers and i don't want our hard earn
money to be used in ungodly way so you will take 15% of the fund for your
effort and use the remaining as i stated,

the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that after death I will be
with God the most holy and the most merciful as soon as i read from you i
will give you more details on how to achieve it,

i need your urgent response as i don't know what tomorrow will result,

Your Sister

Mrs Nanneli Benzel

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