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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: Feliciar Bensson <feliciarben07@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:


Ahoj můj drahý,

Vím, že vás tento e-mail překvapí, ale žádám vás, abyste si našli čas na
jeho prozkoumání, protože rozhodnutí, které učiníte, bude velmi důležité
při určování mé budoucnosti.

Jsem paní Felicia Benssonová z Nizozemska. Byla jsem vdaná za bývalého
nizozemského velvyslance v Beninské republice devět let, než v roce 2014
zemřel. Měli jsme syna, který zemřel dříve než jeho zesnulý otec.

Můj zesnulý manžel uložil částku 15,5 MUSD (patnáct milionů a pět set tisíc
dolarů) do banky, když byl naživu. Můj lékař mi nedávno řekl, že mé dny
jsou sečteny a nevydrží 4 měsíce kvůli problémům se srdcem a ledvinami.
Když jsem znal svůj stav, rozhodl jsem se darovat tento fond na charitu.
Chci, abyste tento fond použili pro sirotčince, vdovy a potřebné ve
společnosti a pomohli v boji proti koronaviru. Smrti se nebojím, protože
jsem žil plnohodnotným životem bohatého křesťana. Žádnou telefonickou
komunikaci v tomto ohledu kvůli svému zdraví nepotřebuji.

Doufám, že vaši odpověď obdržím co nejdříve prostřednictvím mého soukromého
e-mailu na adrese redacted@domain.name).

Děkuji a buďte požehnáni.

Vaše sestra.
paní Felica Benssonová.

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Hello my dear,

I know this email will surprise you, but I beg you to take the time to
examine it, as the decision you make will be very important in determining
my future.

I am Mrs. Felicia Bensson, from the Netherlands. I was married to the
former Dutch ambassador to the Republic of Benin for nine years before he
died in 2014. We had a son who died before his late father.

My late husband deposited the amount of $15.5MUSD (fifteen million and five
hundred thousand dollars) in a bank when he was alive. My doctor recently
told me that my days are numbered and would not last 4 months due to heart
and kidney failure problems. Having known my condition, I decided to donate
this fund to charity. I want you to use this fund for orphanages, widows
and the needy in society and to help fight Coronavirus. I am not afraid of
death because I have lived a full life of a wealthy Christian. I don't need
any telephone communication in this regard because of my health.

I hope to receiving your reply soonest via my private email at (
redacted@domain.name).

Thank you and remain blessed.

Your sister.
Mrs. Felica Bensson.

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