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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 Thomas" <cccxc66@gmail.com>
Reply-To: saoo202078@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 15:42:16 +0100
Subject: Re:Beloved

Good Day Beloved,

My name is Rev. Sister Mary Thomas from St. Mary's Catholic Church Cotonou
Benin Du Republic, i wish to inform you that we have lost Rev. Fr. Peter
Colapiet.

Late Rev. Fr. Peter Colapiet died on 05th November 2019, he was an Orphan
from Michigan United State Of America, but nationalized in St. Mary's
Catholic Church Cotonou Benin Du Republic.

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. Peter Colapiet 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 Peter Colapiet 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 with the information's below so
that i can forward it to the Bank where the deposit is lodged for the
release of your funds.

Thank you and hope to hear from you as soon as possible. Send me your cell
phone number to call you for more details.
Full names:
Contact address:
Age:
Occupation:
Next of kin:
Valid ID:
Private Phone number:

Thank You and remain bless
Rev.Sister.Mary Thomas

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