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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. Chantal Azizi" <chanta4azizi47@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 03:38:27 -0500
Subject: HELLO FUND DONATION FOR LESS PRIVILEDGE 100



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HELLO FUND DONATION FOR LESS PRIVILEDGE
Hello My Dear,

Greetings to you, I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from
somebody you have not known before. I decided to do this after praying
over the situation. You should please consider the transaction on its
content and not the fact that you have not known me before. I need not
dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many
such possibilities these days.

My name is Mrs. Chantal Azizi, from south Africa but live in Benin
Republic, widow to Late Mr. Bona Azizi (former Minister of Tourism and
Culture Benin Republic). I have been recently been diagnosed of Cancer
of the pelvis. I am writing you from my sick bed.

There is this USD$17.2M (Seventeen Million Two Hundred Thousand American
Dollars) my husband has in an account with the Africa Development Bank
Benin Republic of which I am the next of kin. With my health condition
and because my husband and I have no children, I am looking for a
credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin. This
person will apply to the bank and request for the transfer of the fund
to his/her bank account. This is on the condition that you will take 25%
of the fund for yourself, 5% used for any expenses, while you will use
the remaining 70% for the less privilege people in the society. This is
in fulfillment of the last request of my husband that a substantial part
of the fund be used to carter for the less privileged.

I cannot do this myself any more. I once asked members of my family to
close one of my late husband’s bank accounts and donate the money which
I have there to the less privilege people in the society; they refused
and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. If this
condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with
your full contact information, 1, your full name. 2, your physical home
or company address 3, your telephone, mobile and fax number also any of
your official identifications Age and Occupation.so that I will ask our
family lawyer to prepare the authorization that will give you the right
of next of kin to the account in the bank. I will also give you a text
of the application you are to send to the bank.

I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time the fund will be
transferred into your account, but you should please ensure that the
fund is used as I have described above.

This is my private Email: chantalaaziza21@gmail.com
Best regards to you and your family,

Remain bless,
Yours sister,
Mrs. Chantal Azizi











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