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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.Kimberly Curseen" <bnkbibe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bsmtab24@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:44:10 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear

Greetings;I apologize for intruding into your privacy, especially by
contacting you through this means for a subject like this. My name is Mrs
Kimberly Curseen, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have
to you to reach to the needs Orphanage Home, Less Privilege Children and
Cancer victims. I am 77 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about
2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me
everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live
longer than some weeks because of my health, I decided to donate the sum of
$8,400,000 (Eight million four hundred thousand dollars) to you for the
good work of humanity, and also to help the motherless and less privilege
and also for the assistance of the widows.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.
Contact my attorney, Smith & Tabor Attorneys At Law (attorney Donald
C.Tabor) with this specified email:(bsmtab24@gmail.com ) and tell him that
I have donated ($8,400,000.00) to you and I have also notified him. I know
I don’t know you but I have been directed to do this. my lawyer will assist
you to claim the money from Bay Federal Credit Union bank Georgia,USA.
where it is being deposited.

Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish.
Regards
Mrs.Kimberly Curseen

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