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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: Marina Bagni <marinadanielsbagni1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:05:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I need your urgent response,


Dear Friend,
 May the peace of almighty God be with you and your family. I know this revelation will keep you wondering why I should trust you with this information I am about to reveal to you. I do not have another way to communicate with you only to send you this email. I am in despair and my heart bleeds when I send you this letter with the hope that it will hold your attention and also I want you to make out time to read this mail attentively in order to understand the reason why I decided to contact you. My dear, haven’t met with you before I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my present health situation here in the hospital. My name is Mrs. Marina Bagni, I deal in gold exportation with my late husband, now I am diagnosed with brain tumor disease which has gotten to a very bad stage and presently I am partially suffering from a stroke illness which has become almost impossible for me to move around. I am married to my late husband for many years before he died last year 2019, and unfortunately we don't have a child of our own, my doctor confided in me that I have less chance to live as a result of my illness. My late husband and I made a substantial deposit with the Bank, which I have decided to hand over and entrust the sum of ($ 9,650,000.00, Nine Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) in our joint Account to you to Invest into a charitable project in your country. Based on my present health status I am permanently indisposed to handle finances or any financial related project following my diagnoses for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Having known my present health condition, I decided to contact you to claim the fund since I don't have any relation I grew up from the orphanage home before i got married, I decided to donate what I have to you for the support of helping Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows' as I have been touched by God to donate from what I have because it will be a great loss in spending the fund on my health treatment hence my doctor has confirmed to me that i will not survive this illness.
This is the reason I need your services and help to stand as my rightful beneficiary and claim the Funds for humanitarian purposes for the mutual benefits of the less privileged ones. Because If the Fund remains unclaimed with the Bank after my death, those greedy Bank Executives will place the money as unclaimed Fund and share it for their selfish and worthless ventures. However I needs your sincerity and ability to carry out this transaction and fulfill my final wish in implementing the charitable investment project in your country as it requires absolute trust and devotion without any failure and It will be my pleasure to compensate you as my Investment Manager/Partner with 50% percent of the total money for your effort in handling the transaction, while 50% of the fund will be invested into the charity project there in your country. Please I am waiting for your prompt response if only you are interested I will give you further details and my data. Please always check your e-mail as I have only a few days to leave on this earth. Your early response will be appreciated.
Peace of God be with you.Sincerely yours sister in Christ Mrs. Marina Bagni,

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