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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: "Bishop P.Morton,JP" <info@tddemetra.ru>
Reply-To: bishoppaulmotonchurch@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 05:39:30 -0700
Subject: Be Bless From Bishop Paul Morton,JP!!!GN

From Bishop Paul. M Morton
The Catholic Church Toppa
No 9,Rue Caporal Bernard Anani Street,
Cotonou,Benin Republic , W/ Africa.

You are Blessed , Everything about this message is100% Truth.

This is Bishop Paul M Morton The Head of Catholic Arch Diocese in Cotonou Benin Republic. I am writing to bring to your notice about the death of Moummar Gaddafi of Libya who was killed in his home country Libya on the 20th day of October 2011,9 years back, you may be aware of this information.

Moummar Gaddafi was a very close friend of mine that he often visited me here in Cotonou Benin for Prayer and councelling when he was alive.

Gaddafi was the world richest President as recorded during his time. He deposited the only sum of Us$10M in one of the Finance firms here in Benin for safe keep . His family does not know about this except me because of our close relationship irrespective of his attrocities.I Cant trace his Family members.

Therefore because of my position as a Bishop in Benin, I cannot go for a claim. As a Bishop its Against our law here.

I am therefore writing to present you as a claimant to the fund at the Finance firm , for charity purpose for the less priviledged in your country and some other countries arround you. Remaining will be for you.

Some portion of the Fund Us$10m will go to you for a job well done as you receive it , while some portion of it will be distributed to the less priviledged in your country and beyond by you which is our main aim of contacting you, I will direct you when it is time . Be Blessed, If this proposal suits you , get back to me via my email address for further instruction and guides.. bishoppaulmotonchurch@yahoo.com

Send to me,
1. Your full names
2. Your receiving address.
3. Your Direct telephone numbers
4. Copy of your Identification


If it dosent suit you, kindly neglect it and delete completely from your computer system. The transaction would be done completely to your favor with my directives and without any breach of law . .

The Church Prayed fervently before sending this message directly to your Email address,for your kind execution of this .

While awaiting your response .

Bishop Paul Morton,JP
Bishop In Charge
The Catholic Church Toppa,
Cotonou
Benin Republic.

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