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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. Maria Nelsoma" <nelsoninfo2014@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: office4worktime@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:48:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE; KINDLY ACCEPT MY FUND PROPOSAL

From: Mrs. Maria Nelsoma

I am Mrs. Maria Nelsoma Who married to Mr. Robert Nelsoma who worked in Many Embassy like USA, AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE before he finally end up in Benin Republic. We were married for 25 years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.2 Four Million Two hundred Thousand Dollars (4.2) Million U.S. Dollars) in the bank here in a fixed suspense account and he declare the fund where made for our family intending business,

Presently, I am very sick at the Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire (CNHU) Hospital here in Benin Republic, my doctor told me that I have serious cancer which the doctor gave me no assurance of surviving it and I have few time to live here on earth. I decided to use that fund to help the orphanages, widows, and the Less Privilege ones all over the world. Having known my condition according to the doctor I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I wish by helping the house of God or building.

The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money. I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Benin Republic where my husband deposited the money. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd, my happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy of emulations.

Whosoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. That you will not betray me or you shall take an Oath of this fund that you will never go against my last wish.

Do not be afraid of the bank where the fund was deposited because the bank my husband deposited this fund has as Corresponding or Affiliated Bank in Europe and United State.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours,
Mrs. Maria Nelsoma

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