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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: Rafeal Briggs <briggsrafeal@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:08:44 +0200
Subject:


From: MRS THOMAS ANNE.
Address:Kurfürstendamm 96,
10709 Berlin, Germany.

Email: behaungmeas@gmail.com

My name is Mrs Thomas Anne I am a, nationality FRANCE.I'm married to
Mr.Thomas Leaderman from USA but worked with the national Oil company in
Kuwait,before he died of poisoning in 2013 .He was poisoned to death in
Ivory Coast by an African mistress.

Second year after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he
worked for , the doctors told me I will not live longer than some months
because of my health, I decided to WILL / donate the sum of $9,500,000
(Nine million, five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of
humanity, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for
the assistance of the widows. I dont have a child of my own who will
inherit my wealth when i am gone. i have no good people around me, everyone
has stolen from me and want me dead so that they can steal all.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplished as I do not want anything that will jeopardize my last wish .

Pls :. kindly get back to me so that we can discuss more.

Thank You and God Bless You richly!

Mrs Thomas Anne.

Email: behaungmeas@gmail.com

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