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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: Evangelist Anna Davids <davidbrooks2828@gmail.com>
Reply-To: evan.annadavids2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:40:26 -0700
Subject: From:Evangelist Anna Davids(Widow)

From:Evangelist Anna Davids(Widow)

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Anna
Davids(Widow) The daughter of Late Sherrif Kindimbu from Africa Benin
Republic. I am 34years old,my mother is From England,while my father
is from Benin Republic,i am an half cast (White Girl) i was married to
Late Kelly Davids from England, i am now a new christian
convert,suffering from long time cancer problem.

From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my late
husband doctor it is quite obvious that i may not survive the
sickness,as a christian,i believed God and i know that i will not
die,i will leave to declare the glory of God, My late Husband Mr.Kelly
Davids is From England,he and my only son was killed by his family
members,because he does not agree with them, i am presently leaving
alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.

Before the death of my husband,he told me on his sick bed that he
deposited some money with the United Bank for Africa plc (UBA) in
Benin Republic, the sum of Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars (USD$15.5M)after disclosing this secret to me,he gave me the
Documents he used in Depositing the fund called Certificate of
Deposit,he never wanted to tell me about it until the present moment
that he was about to die,he told me that his reason for telling me
about this fund secretly is because after his death that he knows his
family will not allow me to inherit any of his wealth or property.

He told me that Benin Republic Government will not allow me to make
this claim since i am a citizen of Benin Republic,my husband told me
that i can only get the fund claimed through the help of a foreigner
like you,and that was exactly what happened,I made up my mind to
travel abroad to leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work
of God as a missionary,I called my late husband lawyer to find out if
the fund is still in contact in that bank, to enable me raise some
money to continue my mission,to my greatest surprise it was still in
contact.

Presently,all the Documents concerning the FUND are with me, now that
my sickness has gone to this stage,I am scared and I want the fund to
be used for the work of God all over the world,i have prayed and told
God to direct me to an honest christian who will receive this fund
and utilize it together with me and for things that will glorify the
name of God,after my prayers,I decided to contacted you alone my
beloved in Christ.

Please I will appreciate that you send the following information to
enable my late Husband Lawyer commence with the procuring of the
necessary document that will back you up as next of kin to my late
Husband for immediate arrangement with the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA UBA
plc on how the Fund Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
(USD$15.5M) will be claimed by you on my Late Husbands Behalf as his
Next of Kin and New Beneficiary.

1. your full name.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your telephone/fax numbers for prompt communication.

I await to here your urgent reply.


Thanks and God bless you.

Evangelist Anna Davids(Widow)

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