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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mpandel" <Alassane_Ouattara@barid.com>
Reply-To: mrselizabeth57@barid.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:47:30 -0400
Subject: urgently




>From Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mpandel
C/263 Segbeya Akpakpa
Cotonou-Benin Republic.
Private email:mrselizabeth57@barid.com

Good day and God bless you

My names are Elizabeth A. Mpandel (Mrs.) a citizen of Benin Republic. I am
50 years of age and presently a widow. I am a married woman with 4
children but it happens that I lost my husband and 3 of my children in a
train accident that occurred in 1998, 16 years ago. It is never my aim or
motive to write you this letter seeking for any assistance because I am
comfortable with the wealth my husband left behind.

At the first reason of writing you this letter, the relatives of my
husband has decided to treat me bad by punishing me not minding me state
as a widow due to the kind of native culture rule here in Republic De
Benin , they are wicked and they purposely abandoned me just to watch me
die so that they will come and claim the wealth of my husband and beside
this, they have been making plans to also kill my daughter Sofia Mpandel
who is now 16 years old and as a woman dying gradually, I can't do
anything because the problem I am facing now with my surviving child is
far beyond me.

What I am highly facing now which has always made me to think every
minute is that I was informed by my doctor (Dr. Gerald Mbou) that I have
a breast cancer and a partial stroke which has become serious that very
soon I may die. My main purpose of writing to you is to seek your
assistance to stand for me as the next of kin since my daughter Sofia
is still under age to manage the wealth her father left behind and also
for you to take care of her because I believe that the Western World are
cheerful/loving/understanding people. I prefer to appoint you to act on
my behalf when I die because here in my country, I cannot guarantee or
choose anybody from my country because I see them as people that are not
trustworthy and they all lack due diligence.

My late husband is a contractor with Diamond Corporation (Sierra Leone).
and when he died, I claimed the funds in his account along with 500 kgs
Alluvial Gold Dust; Carat: 22 plus (+) Deposited with security company
here Benin and adding it with my own money because I am a lecturer in
CALAVI Universities Benin Republic, I added the total money together
making a total of US$15 Million in the new account I operate. Since I no
longer go to work, I have willingly given out US$500,000 to a charity
home here in Benin De Republic while US$4.5 Million and 200kgs Alluvial
Gold Dust; Carat: 22 plus (+) is for whosoever that will take care of my
daughter Sofia, and the remaining US$10. Million and 300 kgs Alluvial
Gold Dust; Carat: 22 plus (+) for my child which will be in position of
whosoever that will adopt her until she grow to the stage of handling the
estate.

I am writing you this letter from the hospital where I have been admitted
for 8 months now and I am not sure if I can go home again since my doctor
has confirmed that I will not survive my health condition. for proper
clarifications on this important matter, I will like you to contact my
lawyer Barrister Albert Juju of Equity Law Chambers concerning this issue
on E-mail: barristeralbert@barid.com so that he can educate and advice
you on how the reserved US$ 14.5 Million will be transfer to your bank
account, and as well delivering of 500 kgs Alluvial Gold Dust; Carat: 22
plus (+) to your company address, Please make sure you take good care of
my daughter Sofia and give her the best teaching of life, she is my only
hope and all I have got that will represent and maintain her father’s
name. Once again God bless you as you agree to help me of this little
help and lastly always pray for me

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Mpandel.

(In the hospital). Urgent Attention.........


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