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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. Gezeria Bell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsgezeriabell04@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 22:33:51 +0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR FAITHFULNESS PLEASE

My Dear Friend,

Greeting to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a

mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead. I am Mrs.Gezeria Bell from United Kingdom, married

to Dr. Calvin L. Bell who workedwith Texaco Oil Company in Nigeria before he died in a ghastly motor
accident on his way to a Board meeting. My Husband and I were married but without any child. Since his death I decided

not to re-marry and presently I am 69 Years old. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of $16.5M.

(Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Bank. Please, If you are not interested to help me get

this done, please ignore this mail and go about your normalbusiness

Presently this money is still with the Bank and the management just Wrote me as the nbeneficiary to come forward to

receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authority to somebody to receive it on my behalf. I am presently in a

hospital where I have been undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my

doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live so I think the best thing to do is to use the money for

charity purposes. I want a person who is trustworthy that I will make the beneficiary of my late Husband's Fund

deposited with the bank so that the person can get the money and utilize 70% of this money to fund churches, orphanages

and widows around the world.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives (They had squandered the

funds I gave them for this purpose before are around me I have been helping orphans orphanage/motherless homes. I have

also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan , South Africa , Brazil , Spain , Austria ,Germany and some

Asian countries.

I have been touched to the good work of humanity through you, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard

earned funds inappropriately. I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this, and I hope you act

sincerely.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact details of the Bank. I will also issue you a letter of

authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I

stated here in and Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody. This is to ensure

that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

May the good lord bless you -Amen, I await your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mrs. Gezeria Bell.

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