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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: "Mrs. Maureen A. Greaves" <johnsonwfrancis@gmail.com>
Reply-To: baafricabk_remit@live.fr
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:34:51 +0100
Subject: Re: Diligently go through this proposal please.

My Dear,

Permit me to share with you, I got your profound contact email from a
computerized data,following my fasting & praying effort searching for
a reliable and trustworthy person to assist me in this venture.I am
Mrs. Maureen Greaves, married to Late Alan Greaves (PhD} who worked
with ( Total S.A.) the French Multinational Integrated Oil and Gas
Company and one of the five "Super major" oil companies in the world
as their Europe drilling rig supplier for 17 years before his death On
Christmas Eve 2013.

Before his death we were both devout born again Christian;
lay-preacher and former social worker and my late husband Alan
Greaves; was an organist at the church for 40 years, before his  was
attacked and beaten with a pickaxes on his way to pray at Midnight
Mass at St Saviors Church in Sheffield and he died in hospital three
days later as you can confirm this link as stated below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529286/A-year-murder-organists-widow-breaks-vigil.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25417344

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $11Million USD
in a bank,I am contacting you because of the recent report from my
Doctor told me that I have some weeks to live due to cardiac and
kidney failure problem, having known my condition, I seek your concept
and permission to present you to the bank as as my late husband
foreign investors to retrieve the fund and utilize for establishing an
orphanages home for the poor and needy.

I require a capable, reliable and trustworthy person who will utilize
the funds for work of humanity as my late husband wishes hence I
cannot do anything on my sick bed.Any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing another good person for this same purpose.Waiting
your reply through my private email address
(mrsmaureenagreaves0@gmail.com) in good faith.

If you are capable to manage the funds effectively toward my late
husband wishes then reply me.

Your Sister
Mrs. Maureen Greaves

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