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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Peninnah Ariel Benaiah" <priscakabore033@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrspeninnahbenaiah@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:41:04 -0700
Subject: Peace in the name of the Lord

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Peace in the name of the Lord

My name is Mrs. Benina Ariel Benayah, I am a citizen of Norway and I live
In Burkina Faso, I am married to Mr. Benya Jeremiah, politician who
owns a small gold company in Burkina Faso; He died from leprosy and Radesyge
In February 2010, during his lifetime he made a deposit (8.5 million euros)
eight million five hundred thousand euros in a bank of
Brussels, the capital of Belgium in Europe, the money was for the sale of
His company and to pay the death benefits and the rights of the deceased
husband for his business.

I send you this letter with tears in my eyes and intense pain.
In my heart I also pray that it reaches you in good health because of
I'm not in good health, I sleep every night not knowing if I will ever be
I live to see what's next. I suffered from cancer for a long time and
I am currently partially suffering from leprosy, which has become difficult
for me to move. I was married to my late husband for over 6 years
Years without having children and my doctor told me that I had less chance
To live, I must know when the cup of death will come, I have decided
Contacting you to claim the fund as it has nothing to do with me. I grew up
From an orphanage.

I decided to donate this money to help Motherless
Children/disadvantaged/widows and churches also to build the house of God
Because I'm dying and was diagnosed with cancer about 3 years ago. I have
I have decided to donate to you what I inherited from my late husband
By the good work of Almighty God. I'm going to have
Surgical operation soon.

Now I want you to introduce yourself as my next of kin to claim money for
charity works.
"Cause if the money is not claimed by anyone after and I died"
The CEOs or the government will take the money as an unclaimed fund and
Maybe use it for selfishness and worthless businesses, I need extreme
honesty
The person who can claim this money and use it for charitable purposes,
Orphanages and widows as well as construction of schools and Hospital for
less privileges
Which will bear my late husband's name and mine.

I need your urgent response to see if you will be able to implement this
project, and I will give you more information on the context in which it
will be
transferred to your bank account or online banking.

Thanks
Ms Benna Ariel Benayahu

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