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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. Janie Knight" <mosesmaas@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:38:04 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS


*My Dear Beneficiary,I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a
surprise, since we have never met before and you would also be asking why I
have decided to choose you among the numerous internet users in the world.
Your email address came up in a random draw conducted by Vodafone Group plc
charity fundraising support, I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not
be worried because we have made our random draw and your e-mail address was
picked to receive this charity donation fund as the beneficiary of my (LAST
WILL) which has made me accomplish my request. May the almighty God bless
and see you through with this mission. Please carefully read and digest the
message below.Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my
biography, My name is Mrs. Janie Knight, 84 Years old, Founder of Harrison
Family Foundation and wife to Late Sir Ernest Thomas Harrison OBE, a
businessman and former chairman of Vodafone Group plc. After the death of
my husband I became the Head of the family investment globally and now "I
am old and weak" as my children will always tell me, so currently I am
spending the rest of my retirement life with my family and loved ones in
Monaco, whom I never had time for during the course of my business life. In
order to help improve businesses and eradicate poverty, my family and I
donated 10.0% of our family annual income with Vodafone Group plc, to the
less privileged charity homes, to some few lucky individuals across the
globe and to some of our family close friends. My family have always been
so passionate about giving back to society and helping people.Presently I
deposited a Cheque in the sum of (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with Crédit Agricole Group, to be paid to you, what
you have to do now is to contact Crédit Agricole Group Charity Donation
Disbursement Solicitor, (Barrister Diane B. Kennedy), to know when they
will transfer or deliver your cheque to you because of the expiring date of
the Cheque. I only made the deposit with your EMAIL ADDRESS and the DEPOSIT
CODE is (CAG/5008765/HFF). I have paid for the Full Insurance Premium of
the Cheque deposit to ING Bank, showing that it is not a drug fund or fund
meant to sponsor Terrorism in your Country. Let me repeat again, you are
not to pay for the Insurance Premium of the Cheque because I have already
paid for them. I am sorry to inform you that you may not have the chance to
meet me because I am living my retirement life and the best of life, in the
world we are living now, everyone need everyone to survive and we can only
achieve that by working together and helping one another to rise because I
strongly believe that we rise and live forever by being part of someone
successful story. Irrespective of your current financial status, hence I
need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer that will cost you
nothing. Kindly contact Barrister Diane B. Kennedy, with Your Full Names:
Your Postal Address; Your Direct Telephone Number; with Your Cheque Deposit
Code (CAG/5008765/HFF) for transfer of the Cheque to you.Contact Person:
Barrister Diane B. Kennedy,E-mail: dianekennedy-esq@hotmail.com
<dianekennedy-esq@hotmail.com>Tel: +31 97005033122 Note: Please I do not
want you to thank me or my husband all I need you to do is, when you
received this fund, use only (Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars)
for your effort and USE THE REST OF THIS FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSE IN THE
WAY IT WILL HELP HUMANITY. GOD BLESS YOU!Yours FaithfullyMrs. Janie Knight*

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