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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: "mrsbenniemorgan1951@gmail.com" <mrs.benniecarolinemorgan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 07:09:56 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend.

*Dear Friend,Greetings to you.Please do not view my appeal as a comic
relief or vacuous hogwash. My trusted family lawyer who could have executed
my WILL & TESTAMENT on my behalf died early this year after a brief
illness. I therefore prayed fervently on how to handle this pressing
situation and God directed me to you. I am Mrs. Bennie Caroline Morgan,from
Brisbane Australia, I am 68 years old. I am suffering from cancer of the
lungs & it has affected part of my brain cells due to complications. My
condition is degenerating & I may expire in the next couple of months,
unless God intervenes.I am an orphan, married to a strong catholic faithful
late Engr. Steven Teddy Morgan for twenty years without having an
offspring. My late husband had chronic cardiovascular conditions & died of
cardiac arrest a few years ago. Steve & I lived in Nigeria for over 18
years,where my husband a petrochemical engineer by profession worked and
rose through the ranks and became an executive director in a multinational
oil servicing and exploration conglomerate before his untimely death.He
also established huge private investments that i supervised before his
death and which formed the nucleus of our fortune.Consequent upon the
shocking demise of my sweet charming husband, I opted as a rule, not to
re-marry. When medical reports revealed that my cancer ailment have become
terminal & more so because i do not have a direct biological child or
adopted to bequeath all that Ted & I labored for, i sold off all our choice
assets and other valuable family treasures and deposited the proceeds
amounting to Usd$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars Only) with First Inland
Bank Plc. The management of the bank has written me as the known
beneficiary of the fund because of the moribund status of the account over
the years and mandated me in a memo to issue a letter of authorization to
someone who will manage the fund on my behalf as my financial trustee
because of my terminal illness or the fund will be confiscated upon my
failure to adhere to their rules and regulations as clearly spelt out in
their rule of engagement.I am currently on medical admission at the
intensive care unit of a London hospital, located at Fulham road in west
London United Kingdom. It is the leading cancer treatment hospital in the
world. I am undergoing treatment there for late-stage terminal cancer of
the lungs. I am computer literate, I rarely talk but have my personal
laptop with me and have the permission of my physicians to use it,hence I
am writing from my sick bed at the intensive care unit of the hospital. It
is my last wish that 85% of this fund is invested substantially to fund
charitable organizations of your choice in your locality and beyond and
administered as you may deem fit. I have earmarked 5% of the total fund to
run the cost of administration of WILL & TESTAMENT and also on logistics
and other sundry arrangements that you may require.I crave your indulgence
as a God fearing individual that equally has a high moral pedestal and who
is also an uncommon humanitarian that cares so much about the plight of the
less-privileged as much as I do, to take it upon yourself and use this fund
for the above mentioned purpose. This is a painstaking decision I have made
to help the poor in my little capacity as a people driven entrepreneur and
a very God fearing woman before I bow to God's sovereignty.Note that as
soon as I receive your reply and personal information as listed below, I
shall avail you with the official contact information of First Inland Bank
Plc, to enable you contact the Bank without delays. I will in addition
issue you with a detailed letter of authorization which I will also copy my
bankers so they will recognize your status as my appointed next of kin &
designated beneficiary of my fund. Interestingly 10% of the total sum is
set aside as your reward for accepting to play this significant role for me
and I hope you will appreciate my kind gesture.Let me remind you that my
fund has an open beneficiary status and as such, it is whom i personally
authorize or appoint to act on my behalf that the bank will ultimately
recognize and release the funds to and by this memo, the onus has fallen on
you to assume this selfless and noble responsibility that will catalyze
change by exploring and promoting the development of new interventions that
will benefit the poorest of the poor when the fund is transferred into your
bank account.You & i are the hand of God to the needy, please assure me
that you will not treat this offer with levity or recklessness but will
dignify this course & make a gulf of difference with how you manage the
funds so it will consciously yield my bequest to you continued existence
after my death.Kindly send the information in this order:(1) Your full
names :===================================(2) personal or official contact
address:===============================(3) Home or Office
phone#:===========Îllphone#:=========úx#:=======(4) Your
Age:===============(5)Occupation:===========================(6)Sex/Marital
status:========================I Await your kind response while hoping you
will appreciate my helpless predicament.May God bless your golden heart and
soul.Sincerely Yours,Mrs. Bennie Caroline Morgan(London Uk)Private Email:
msbenniecarolinemorgan1951@gmail.com*


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