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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: maureenbany20@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:02:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Respectful One,

Dear Respectful One,

Greetings
with Due Respect And Humility, Please I am Mrs. Maureen Bany 54 Years
Old widow, I am a native of Finland suffering from long time illness
(Cancer disease), I am married to Engr. Kenneth Bany who worked with a
construction company in Asia for twenty Years before he died in the
tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children.

I am
a long time sufferer of esophageal cancer and Cancer of the lungs,with a
very short time to live. I have some funds Which I inherited from my
late loving husband Engr. Kenneth Bany the sum of $7.5 M which he
deposited in the bank here and I need a very honest and God fearing
person that can use these funds for God's work, I wish to bequeath a
substantial sum of money to you for charity and humanitarian work.Please
affirm your willingness so i can give you further details.

I
want this Funds to be invested wisely so that all actions can be
sustained. These funds are in a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire where I
currently reside in the hospital. If you are of good character or know
of a charity organization or a person working for the under privileged
of orphanage motherless babies home with the fear of God please respond
back to me as soon as possible because I am very weakened by a Cancer
disease and do not know if I will keep the 2 months which I have been
given by the Doctors here.

I grow up here in a motherless babies
home,Having no family because my late husband and I had no children
before his death,so I took the decision to offer this heritage Funds the
sum of $7.5 million dollars to a charity organization or an individual
with a good character so that the money will be used to build an
orphanage charity foundation Motherless Babies home and also hospital
for the poor and needy or any other actions in the field of Charities to
Children disinherits. hence I don't have any child that will inherit
this money. 15% of the total funds will be for your compensation in
doing this work for me,

I don't want a situation where this money
will be used in an ungodly way, i want my conscience to be at peace
knowing that I contribute a little to make this world a better place for
the less priveledged. That is why I am taking this decision. I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going.Please if you would be
able to use this fund for God’s work kindly reply me.

I am waiting for your responce,

May God bless you

Yours faithful Sister in the Lord.
Mrs. Maureen Bany

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