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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. Tiril Freydis Brundtland" <ouedraogotidiane842@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.tirilfreydisbrundtland2011@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:12:09 -0700
Subject: HI


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My Dear


My Name is Mrs. Tiril Freydis Brundtland, from Norway. I know that this
message will be a surprise to you. Firstly, I am married to Mr. Jo Benkow
Brundtland, A gold merchant who owns a small gold Mine in Burkina Faso; He
died of Cardiovascular Disease in mid-March 2011. During his lifetime he
deposited the sum of € 8.5 Million Euro) Eight million, Five hundred
thousand Euros in a bank in Ouagadougou the Capital city of Burkina Faso in
West Africa. The deposited money was from the sale of the shares, death
benefits payment and entitlements of my deceased husband by his company.

I am sending this message to you praying that it will reach you in good
health,since I am not in good health in which I sleep every night without
knowing if I may be alive to see the next day. I have been suffering from
cancer for a long time and presently I am partially suffering from a stroke
illness which has become almost impossible for me to move around. I was
married to my late husband for over 4 years before he died and
unfortunately that we don't have a child, my doctor confided in me that i
have less chance to live. Having known my health condition, I decided to
contact you to claim the fund since I don't have any relation. I grew up in
an orphanage home.

I have decided to donate what I have to you for the support of helping
Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows' because I am dying and diagnosed
with cancer 2 years ago. I have been touched by God Almighty to donate from
what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God
Almighty. I have asked Almighty to forgive me and believe he has, because
He is a Merciful God I will be going in for an surgericial operation soon

This is the reason I need your services to stand as my next of kin or
executor to claim the funds for charity purposes. If this money remains
unclaimed after my death, the bank executives or the government will take
the money unclaimed fund and maybe use it for selfish and worthless
ventures, I need a very honest person who can claim this money and use it
for Charity works, for orphanages, widows and also build schools for less
privilege that will be named after my late husband and my name; I need your
urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this project, and I
will give you more information on how the fund will be transferred to your
bank account.


Thanks
Mrs. Tiril F.Brundtland

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