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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: "Mrsnicole.Benoitemaroisfrance" <byian@ono.com>
Reply-To: mrsnicole.benoitemaroisfrance@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:03:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Beloved


am Mrs Nicole Benoite Marois,from France but based in West Africa Burkina Faso as a business woman dealing with gold exportation,suffering from a longtimecancer and from all indication my condition is really deteriorating as my doctors have confirmed and courageously advised me that I may not live beyond two months from now, i have $4.5 Million US Dollars at Eco-Bank here in Burkina Faso and i instructed the bank to transfer the fund to you as foreigner that will apply to the bank after i have gone, unfortunately I cannot visit the bank since I’m critically sick and powerless to do anything myself I don’t have any reliable relative and no child.Therefore, I want you to receive the money and take 50% to take care of yourself and family while 50% should be use basically on humanitarian purposes mostly to orphanages home, Motherless babies home, less privileged and disable citizens, PLEASE HERE IS MY CONTACT (mrsnicole.benoitemaroisfrance@gmail.com)
Yours fairly friend,
Mrs Nicole Benoite Marois.




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