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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: Lizana Murel <kobenanhonorine@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lizanamurel562@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2022 21:19:14 +0000
Subject: hello dear friend,

hello dear friend,

I know this revelation will keep you wondering why I should trust you
with this information I am about to reveal to you. I do not have
another way to communicate with you only to send you this email. I am
in despair and my heart bleeds when I send you this letter with the
hope that it will hold your attention and also I want you to make out
time to read this mail attentively in order to understand the reason
why I decided to contact you. My dear, haven’t met with you before I
decided to contact you due to the urgency of my present health
situation here in the hospital. I am a widow diagnosed with brain
tumor disease which has gotten to a very bad stage and presently I am
partially suffering from a stroke illness which has almost impossible
for me to move around. I was married to my late husband John Shumejda
who died in a plane crash some years back, You can read more about his
death on the BBC news link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm, unfortunately
we don't have any children of our own, my doctor confided to me that I
have less chance to live as a result of my illness. My late husband
and I made a substantial deposit with the Bank, which I have decided
to hand over and entrust the sum of ($ 18,500,000.00 Dollars) to you
to Invest into a charitable project in your country/position. Based on
my present health status I am permanently indisposed to handle
finances or any financial related project following my diagnoses.
Having known my present health condition, I decided to contact you to
claim the fund since I don't have any relation, I decided to donate
what I have to you for the support and mutual benefit of the orphans,
gives justice and help to the poor, needy, elderly ones, disables and
to promote the words of God and the effort that the house of God will
be maintained says The Lord, as I have been touched by God to donate
from what I have because it will be a great loss in spending the fund
on my health treatment hence my doctor has confirmed to me that i will
not survive this illness.

This is the reason I contacted you for your support and help to stand
as my rightful beneficiary and claim the money forhumanitarian
purposes for the mutual benefits of the less privileged ones. Because
If the money remains unclaimed with the bank after my death, those
greedy bank executives will place the money as an unclaimed Fund and
share it for their selfish implementing the charitable investment
project in your country as it requires absolute trust and devotion
without any failure and worthless ventures. However I needs your
sincerity and ability to carry out this transaction and fulfill my
final wish in and It will be my pleasure to compensate you with part
of the money as my Investment Manager/Partner for your effort in
handling the transaction, while the remaining amount of the money will
be invested into the charity project there in your country. I am
waiting for your prompt response if only you are interested I will
give you further details of the transaction.

May the peace of God be with you.

Sincerely

Lizana

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