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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: REV SISTER MARY <revsistermary@mary.com>
Reply-To: <Carvez@anpa.name>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:31:14 +0100
Subject: PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 189 m

PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
My name is Rev.Sister.Mary John from St. Mary's Catholic Church

KAMPALA UGANDA , I wish to inform you that we lost Rev.

Fr. Clement Sandy.Late Rev. Fr. Clement Sandy died on 13th November

2018, he is an Orphan from Michigan United States Of America, but

nationalized in St.Mary's Catholic Church Cathedral Uganda



Before his death, he made a Will and gave an instruction to contact

you Via your e-mail address when he died as his Next of Kin. I am glad

to inform you that late Rev. Fr. Clement Sandy made you the

beneficiary of his will at the sum of $6,500,000.00 and I know you

might be wondering how late Rev.Father Clement Sandy made you the

beneficiary of his WILL.



He made a random sampling of many people's e-mail addresses as his

spirit direct him, by the help of MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL FIRM and

yours came out as a draw before Leukemia took him. That is how you

were picked as his sole beneficiary to be contacted after he pass on

and memorial service completed.



To lay claims to this WILL, contact me Via my email address,

( revjohn93@aol.com ) with the information's below so

that i can forward it to AFDB BANK UGANDA where the deposit is lodged
for the release of

your funds.



Full names:

Contact address:

Age:

Occupation:

Next of kin:

Valid ID:

Private Phone number:



Thank You and remain bless

Rev.Sister.Mary John

Private ID: rvjohn93@aol.com

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