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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: "Mrs. Maureen Greaves" <leonardsmith293@gmail.com>
Reply-To: m.greaves93@aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 14:19:20 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Maureen Greaves.

Dear Beloved ,

Happy New Year, Permit me to share with you, my desire to go into
Godly business partnership with you.

I am Mrs. Maureen Greaves, married to Late Alan Greaves (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 before his
death On Christmas Eve 2013. Before his death we were both devout born
again Christian; lay-preacher and former social worker and my late
husband Alan Greaves; was an organist at the church for 40 years,
before his was attacked and beaten with a pickaxes on his way to pray
at Midnight Mass at St Savior's Church in Sheffield and he died in
hospital three days later as you can confirm this link as stated
below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529286/A-year-murder-organists-widow-breaks-vigil.html

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($15.5M) with a
bank in Cotonou Benin where he worked for 17 years last as the (Total
S.A.) Africa drilling rig supplier. I am contacting you because of the
recent report from my Doctor told me that I have some weeks to live
due to cardiac and kidney failure problem, having known my condition,
I seek your concept and permission to present you to the bank as my
late husband foreign investors to retrieve the fund and utilize for
establishing an orphanages home for the poor and needy, and also
propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is
maintained.Note that 60% is for the project while the remaining 40% is
for you. Hoping to receive your response immediately.

Thanks and Remain blessed,
Mrs. Maureen Greaves.

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