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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: peter Geurts <peter.geurts27@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 10:44:34 +0100
Subject: Dearest


Dearest
May our almighty God be with you, I am Mrs. Sandrine Michael from Benin
Republic.

I am married to Late Mr. Gilbert Michael of blessed memory who was a well
known cocoa dealer in Porto-Novo for throughout his life before he died in
the year 2018. We were married for 8 years without a child before his
sudden death we were devoted to Gods work.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($13,000.000.00 us
dollars) (thirteen thousand dollars only) in a leading bank here in my
country. As a result of high rate of conflate with political crises going
in my country as of then, Presently this money is still with the bank in my
country and I am very sick of cancer fibroid and tumor, recently my doctor
revealed that I may not last till the next four months according to my
doctor’s report, base on this fact i made up my mind to release my
inherited fund for donation purpose, I want to donate this fund to less
privileged, orphanage homes, after my prayers asking God to provide a
honest someone I found your email contacts.

I want this money to be sheared to the less privileged since I do not have
a child to inherit it and my late husband relatives are Non-believers and I
don't want my husband’s heard earn money to be used by unbelievers or in
ungodly ways. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that
after death I will be with God the most holy and the most merciful.

I will like you to handle this transfer very confidential and I will you to
get back to me and tell me your mind when I see your zealousness to manage
this divine project, then I will fully details you what I choose you for
and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve it.

Any delay in your respond will give me room to seek for another person or
an organization for this same purpose. Until I hear from you my dreams lay
sequence on your shoulders, I am waiting to read from you soon.

Sister Sandrine Michael.

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