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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: "REV. SISTER MARY THOMAS" <valentinachamou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sistermarythomas0001@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:16:03 +0100
Subject: I AM WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY TO MY FIRST MAIL, THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESS.

Good day,

My name is Rev. Sister Mary Thomas from St'Mary's Catholic Church
Cathedral Cotonou Benin Du Republic, I wish to inform you that we lost
Rev. fr. Clement Sandy. Late Rev. Fr. Clement Sandy died on 28th March
2022, he is an Orphan from Pontiac Michigan United State of America,
but nationalized in St Mary's Catholic Church Cathedral Cotonou Benin
Du Republic.

Before his death, he made a will and gave an instruction to contact
you Via your e-mail address when he died as his Next of Kin. I am glad
to inform you that late Rev. Fr. Clement Sandy made you the
beneficiary of his will at the sum of $6,500,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS and
i know you might be wondering how late Rev. Father Clement Sandy made
you the beneficiary of his WILL.

He made a random sampling of many people's e-mail addresses as his
spirit direct him, by the help of MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL FIRM and
yours came out as a draw before Leukemia took him. That's how you were
picked as his sole beneficiary to be contacted after he pass on and
memorial service completed.

Send below details to me via ( sistermarythomas0001@aol.com ), so
that i can forward it to Premium Bank PLC for claim / release of your
fund.
.

Full names:
Contact address:
Age:
Occupation:
Next of kin:
Valid ID:
private phone number:

Thank you and remain bless,
Rev. Sister Mary Thomas

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