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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: Benjamin Liam <benjaminliam45@gmail.com>
Reply-To: darcieamelie079@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 01:43:46 -0700
Subject: ATTN

*Dear Friend,I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and
great sorrow in my heart. I am Mrs. Darcie Amelie Clement, from Cote
d'Ivoire and a widow to late Mr Simon Clement, I am 63 years old, suffering
from long time pancreatic cancer. From all indications my condition is
really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I may not live more than
two months according to my doctors. I have some funds I inherited from my
late loving husband Mr Simon Clement, as his next of kin the sum of $1.7
Million. which he deposited in the Bank before passing away in 2017 he died
after a few days in the hospital. presently his account is dormant, Two
need legal backing as to prepare a legal affidavit / Deed of Donation at
the court which has to be legalized by probate authority. I want to know if
I can trust you to use these funds for charity/orphanage and 30% of this
money will be for your time and expenses during the process while 70% goes
to charities. Everything will be transparent. Hope is well understood. If i
did not hear from you i will contact another person in the same case.Please
contact me for more details.Yours in the Lord,Darcie Amelie Clement*

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