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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. Brenda Gaters" <mrsbrendagaters114@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:27:00 +0000
Subject: Donation



--
Greetings to you

My name is Mrs. Brenda Gaters, wife to the late James Cart from US, I
lost my husband and my only two kids in a motor accident years ago, it's
so sad for me right now, I am very ill with cancer, I have few months to
live according to the medical expert, I have decided to give my wealth
to an honest person that can use it to glorify the name of the lord.

I received Christ and I found out that a sinner has no place in the
kingdom of God. I never had rest of mind, I seek God for forgiveness and
he revealed to me that I will only have rest of mind if I serve him with
all my wealth and he will bless me mightily. After the death of my late
husband and when I was told about my illness I had to sell all our
properties which amounted to about US$12.5 million which I deposited
with one Bank for safety purposes.

If anything happens to me this funds will be impounded. Beloved, can you
use these funds for the kingdom's work and for charity purposes?

I will be glad to read from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
From Mrs. Brenda Gaters

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