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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: Norton Finance <nortonfinaneclmt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:04:33 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Hej_min_k=C3=A6re=2F_Hello_my_dear?=


Hej min kære,

Jeg ved, at denne e-mail vil overraske dig, men jeg beder dig tage dig tid
til at undersøge den, da den beslutning, du træffer, vil være meget vigtig
for min fremtid.

Jeg er fru Felicia Bensson, fra Holland. Jeg var gift med den tidligere
hollandske ambassadør i Republikken Benin i ni år, før han døde i 2014. Vi
havde en søn, der døde før sin afdøde far.

Min afdøde mand deponerede beløbet på 15,5 MUSD (femten millioner og fem
hundrede tusinde dollars) i en bank, da han levede. Min læge fortalte mig
for nylig, at mine dage er talte og ikke ville vare 4 måneder på grund af
problemer med hjerte- og nyresvigt. Efter at have kendt min tilstand
besluttede jeg at donere denne fond til velgørenhed. Jeg ønsker, at du
bruger denne fond til børnehjem, enker og de nødlidende i samfundet og til
at hjælpe med at bekæmpe Coronavirus. Jeg er ikke bange for døden, fordi
jeg har levet et fuldt liv som en rig kristen. Jeg har ikke brug for
telefonkommunikation i denne forbindelse på grund af mit helbred.

Jeg håber at modtage dit svar snarest via min private e-mail på (
anissabensson@gmail.com).

Tak og forbliv velsignet.

Din søster.
Fru Felica Bensson.

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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 receive your reply soonest via my private email at (
anissabensson@gmail.com).

Thank you and remain blessed.

Your sister.
Mrs. Felica Bensson.

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