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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: Samira Benedict <thegreatbarrister2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samira03031976@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:40:01 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS

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Here is my Biography/Donation for the work of God.

Calvary Greetings to you beloved in God, Do not be marveled, but believe in
God, with him all things are possible

I am Mrs Samira Benedict from Kuwait,

I am married to Late Mr Barry Benedict From England who worked as Gold
merchant here in (Ghana) for nine years before he died. We were married for
eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for
only four days on 2010 Before his death we were both God fearing people.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$10M) Ten million
United state dollars in a fixed deposit in a general trust account with a
Bank here in Accra, (Ghana) West Africa. Recently, following my ill health
my doctor told me that i will not last for the next Eight months due to my
cancer problem. He said that there is going to be spread of this cancer to
my bones and i will not live again, but the one that disturbs me most is my
stroke sickness.

Having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a Church/Mosque,
Individual or Organization that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein and also according to the desire of my late husband
before his death. Presently, this fund is still in the Bank. I want this
fund to be used in liberation work Activities like, help to Orphanages, and
Christian schools,Muslim schools,helping widows like me and up keeping of
the Churches/mosque and propagating the word of God/Allah and to endeavor
that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible/Qur'an made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that give"
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not God fearing people And since the
death of my late husband they have succeed seizing most of my husband
properties, I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I
don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the
God. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold
my peace. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because
of my health and hence the presence of my husband's relative's around me
always and when i try to speak it leads to a serious coughing out blood.
With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the details on how to
contact the bank directly for onward transfer. I will also issue you an
authority letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary of my late
husband funds. I want you and your family to always pray for me but God is
my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy child of God.
Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and truth.

Please, always be prayerful all through your life, Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein. please kindly reply me with my
private email as stated below

Hoping to receive your reply, remain blessed.

Yours Sister,
Mrs.Samira Benedict.

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