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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: Susan Tibos <susantibos2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:54:04 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved

Good day and compliments of the season. I am writing this mail to you
with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My name is
Franca Dario, married to Late Engr Pedro Dario and I am contacting you
from my country Dahomey Republic. I want to tell you this because I
don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open
up to you. I`m married to Late Engr Dario Pedro {PhD} who worked with
( Total S.A.) the French Multinational Integrated Oil and Gas Company
and one of the Five "Super Major" Oil Companies in the world as their
Africa Drilling Rig Supplier for 17 years, and he died on 24th March
German wings plane 4U 9525 crashes as you can confirm from this link
as stated below:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32030270 .

Aerial footage showed the site of the crash in the Alps ...
www.bbc.com

A Germanwings plane carrying 150 people crashes in the French Alps on
its way from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, with no survivors.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, and When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of €3,450,000.00 Euros only (Three
Million, Four hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros only ) in a Dahomey
Bank Cotonou the capital city of Dahomey in west Africa, and presently
this money is still in the Bank. He made this money available for (
Total S.A.) the French Multinational Integrated Oil and Gas Company.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness .Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this
money to take care of the less-privileged people, and you will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct you below.

Please, I want you to take 25 Percent of the total money for your
personal use, and While 75% of the money will go to Charity, people in
the street and helping the orphanage too. I grew up as an Orphan and I
don't have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the
house of our Creator is maintained. I`m doing this so that our Father
will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these illnesses have
suffered me so much.

As soon a s I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Dahomey Bank Cotonou and I will also instruct the Bank Manager to
issue you an Authority Letter that will prove you the present
Beneficiary of the money in the Bank that's if you assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated here in my letter.

For more details, please contact me in my private email address:
officecaer@gmail.com

Remain blessed with your wonderful family.
l remain yours sister,
Mrs Susan Tibos.

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