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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: "===Margaret Bennett==" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <margaretbennett206@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 07:07:36 +0100
Subject: 5==== PLEASE HELP ME=======

 
Reply and glorify the name of God.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts
be troubled and do not be afraid.John 14:27. I am seriously sick and many not live upto 1 month because i am
have a serious pain,  I am contacting you through the direction of the holy spirit and  I hope you wouldn't let me
down. after my 30days of Praying and fasting i decided to contact you through the direction of the holy spirit to
donate my funds to you for you to use it to help the poor and the left privilege
and open a charity organization on my name.
This is an offer that you cant afford to lose, God can never be a  Man and He can never do a mistake when
he want to chose some one to work in his vine yard because  we are nothing but pencil in the hands of the
creator, I am wiling to donate the sum of  Five Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling (?5,000,000.00 GBPS) to
the left privileges through you but then i want you to Answer the following   questions listed below:
(1) are you a God fearing person?
(2) If I donate my fund to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to achieve my heart desire of supporting
poor
people around you?
(3)Will you open a charity foundation in the name of I and my husband? Please write me back as soon as
possible.
Yours Faithfully
Madam Bennett.
 

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