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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: "benniecarolinemorgan@gmail.com" <mrsbenniecarolinemorgan663@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:07:20 -0700
Subject: I trust you and your household are fine?

Dear Friend,

I trust you and your household are fine? I'd like you to please carefully
read this and you will find it interesting.

In my banking department, we discovered an abandoned sum of 25,000,000.00$
(Twenty Five Million Dollars Only) in an account that belongs to one of our
Foreign customers who unfortunately lost his life on his way to Heathrow
Airport.

Having gotten information about his death as his bankers, we have been
expecting his next of kin or relatives to come forward and claim his funds
in line with our banking rules and ethical guidelines on inheritance claim,
because we cannot release the fund unless somebody officially applies for
it as an appointed Next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in
our banking strict guidelines but till date non has surfaced to lay claim
to the fund.

I want you therefore to come in as the Next Of Kin to the deceased, all
needed cooperation to make the claims feasible will be given to you by me
officially. If you are interested, kindly let me have the below information
and I will give you more privileged details under a tranquil atmosphere.

Could you please send your personal details to this very email?:

1. Full Names
2: Your private telephone and Fax numbers.
3. Occupations, Sex and Nationality.
4. Date of Birth
5, Present Location
6. Home Address

We are offering 40% of the total sum to you as our partner. We will talk
about it in detail when I get your response.

Thanks in anticipation and good luck to us.

Best regards,
Mrs. Bennie C. Morgan.
( benniecarolinemorgan@gmail.com )

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