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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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Fraud email example:

From: Marina Bagni <marinabagnidaniel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:48:13 +0000
Subject: Charitable investment offer to you.


Hello my dear,

I hope you are doing well? My dear I sent this mail praying it will found
you in a good condition of health, since I myself are in a very critical
health condition in which I sleep every night without knowing if I may be
alive to see the next day. I bring you peace and love by the grace of god,
I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for
eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of god’s mercy and glory
upon my life. First my names are Mrs. Marina Bagni Daniel, a widow,
suffering from a long time brain tumor; it has defiled all forms of medical
treatment and according to medical experts. The situation has gotten
complicated recently which had affected my inability to hear proper am
communicating with you with the help of the chief nurse herein the
hospital, from all indications my conditions is really deteriorating and it
is quite obvious, according to my doctor they have advised me that I may
not live too long, this is because this illness has gotten to a very bad
stage. I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident
that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of the orphans and
the less privileges ones. I have some funds in the bank which I inherited
from my late husband, the sum of ($ 9,650,000.00, Nine Million Six Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars). Having known my condition, I decided to
entrust this fund under your custody believing that you will utilize it the
way i am going to instruct herein. I need you to assist me and transfer out
the fund from the bank into your bank account and use the fund for Charity
works, for orphanages and gives justice and help to the poor, needy and the
widows says The Lord." Jeremiah 22:15-16.“

I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. That's why I'm taking this decision. And it will be my great
pleasure to compensate you with 35 % percent of the total money for your
personal use, 5 % percent for any expenses that may occur during the
transaction and while 60% of the money will go to the charity project OR
better still you can invest the total fund into your personal business
ventures and make sure you assist the orphanages and the less privileged
and do other Charitable works with the profit you will make from the
business. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this
matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will
jeopardize the fund my late husband has worked for and my last wish. Please
kindly respond quickly because upon your reply, I will give you more
details and the bank contact information including my late husband account
details also a letter of authorization which will enable you proceed
communication with the bank for the claim of the fund as the rightful legal
present beneficiary of the fund. All I need from you is sincerity and
ability to complete God task without any failure. I am waiting for your
immediate reply, if only you are interested for further details of the
transaction and execution of this charitable project.

It will be my pleasure to see that the bank has finally release and
transfer the fund into your bank account therein country even before I die
here in the hospital. Because of my present health status everything need
to be process rapidly as soon as possible.
Many thanks to you and God bless you,
Yours sincerely sister Mrs. Marina Bagni Daniel.

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