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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" <ocean@circus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: bmrsgezeria@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:40:17 -0700
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED URGENTLY


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 Dire=
ctory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead. I am Mrs.Gezeri=
a Bell from United Kingdom, married to Dr. Calvin L. Bell who worked with T=
exaco 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 c=
hild. 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. (Sixte=
en 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 g=
o about your normal business. Presently this money is still with the Ba=
nk and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to r=
eceive the money or rather Issue a letter of authority to somebody to recei=
ve it on my behalf. I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoi=
ng 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 th=
e best thing to do is to use the money for charity purposes. I want a perso=
n 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 utili=
ze 70% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the wor=
ld. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to th=
e fact that my relatives (They had squandered the funds I gave them for thi=
s purpose before are around me I have been helping orphans orphanage/mother=
less 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 inappropriate=
ly. 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 th=
e 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 t=
hat you will act accordingly as I stated here in and Keep this contact conf=
idential 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 bles=
s you -Amen, I await your urgent reply. Regards, Mrs. Gezeria Bell.=
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