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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: "Pastor Donald Mark Harrison" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <teatiral@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 12:16:44 -0000
Subject: RE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION (COVID 19 DEATH ) ...

Good day   Beloved
 
May the peace of the Lord be with you and your household  ,Amen, My name is Pastor  Donald Mark  Harrison.
 
I am  from the United states of America  and by the grace of God I am also the  head Pastor of Assemblies of God  Ministries  .
 
I wish to seek your assistance in transferring a huge sum of money ( US$ 5.9 Million  Dollars ) (Five  Million,Nine Hundred Thousand United States  Dollars ) belonging to my deceased  congregant ,  whom I operated/managed and guided on the operation of the account in which he deposited the  huge sum of money with (Bank of America)  but unfortunately he  was diagnosed COVID 19 CORONA VIRUS which took his life afterwards on July 22 2020. May his soul  continue to Rest In Peace  ,Amen .
 
Are you in any way related to the deceased ? I am contacting you particularly because you bear the same surname with the deceased ?  kindly get back to me even if you are not related so we can discuss  further  .
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I am legally in custody of the entire deposit requirement that  was properly handed over to me which  will be presented to the Bank  of America for approval once I have  your consent using my post as a Banker here in the United States  .
 
i assure you that this transaction is legal and  risk free and most importantly We shall follow due process ,
I really want to partner with you and  make you next of kin of the  deceased hence you both have the same surname  ,All I need is your trust and honesty  that you will not betray me or divert this money  once  is released to you  as next of kin upon legal documentation .
 
Hebrew Chapter 11:16 " NOW faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see " .Kindly back to me today .
 
God bless you
 
Pastor Donald  Mark  Harrison
Assemblies of God ministries Head Pst

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