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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: Mrs sonia Schneider <hazem.noman@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 10:49:12 -0500
Subject: Greetings My Dear Friend,



I Need Your Prayers,
Greetings My Dear Friend,
I am sorry to come into your privacy in this manner, but I am short of options and have no other choice rather than to write you and believing that you will help me Please bear with me i am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heat.With due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter,

My Name is Mrs Sonia Schneider I was married to Mr.Robert Schneider who worked with German embassy in Burkina Faso for Six years before he died in the year 2010, We were married for eleven years without a child., He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks, Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa, Presently this money is still in the bank, he made this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Presently, I am suffering from brain cancer terminally ill and is very difficult for one to survive this sickness only Gods intervention can help me out, My Doctor told me that I have a very shot time to live. The one that disturbs me
most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand over the funds to you because the Holy Spirit have directed me to use this money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct on your email for privacy.

I want you to take 50% of the total money for your personal use While 50% of the money will go to charity" people in the street , and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. I am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.
My late Husband made me to understand that Is good to remember the orphanage home the widows and the poor in need, He saw me the day he came to visit the orphanage home and ask of my hand in marriage ,I have to follow his steps and help the orphanage home,

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my bank and I will issued an authority letter that you have to forward to my bank to approve you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein and you will not betray my trust.Please continue praying for me and God bless you, For more details contact me urgently on my email, (soniaschnei@gmail.com )

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Sonia Schneider

Sorry if you received this letter in your spam, is due to recent connection error here in the country



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