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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.Margaret Bennett"<Margaret@allianztanacsado.hu>
Reply-To: margbennet638@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 19:01:28 +0100
Subject: Glory be to God


Proverbs 19:17 (NIV) 1CWhoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and h=
e will reward them for what they have done.=20
Greetings,How are you doing? I hope you are doing well. May the name of Go=
d be praised and worship forever.I write to you in good faith and hope that=
you will understand the importance of my email and I hope as God directed =
me to you, I hope you will never let me down.My decision to contact you is =
because I have I was recently diagnosed with Cancer and the doctor said I h=
ave less than 8 weeks to live. Since this sudden news was announced to me,I=
have been reflecting over my life in the past. It is painful that after ov=
er 24 years of peaceful marriage with my late husband, we had a 23 yrs old =
son who Died in an auto crash three years ago. In the past, I have made rea=
sonable donations to the victims of Earthquake in Haiti and recently to the=
same victims in Japan and Thailand and also support the victim of Boko Har=
am terrorist in Western part of Africa, Now that my health is gradually det=
eriorating, I cannot continue to do all these by myself any more. I strongl=
y desire to reach out to the poor and needy people, but I would prefer to c=
ontinue this with the assistance of a kind person.=20
I want you to answer the following questions
: (1) are you a God fearing person?=20
(2) If I donate (GBP=A35,000,000.00) Five Million Great Britain Pound Ster=
ling to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to achieve my heart's des=
ire of supporting poor people around you?=20
(3)Will you open a charity foundation in the name of I and my husband? Ple=
ase write back as soon as possible.=20
Yours Faithfully=20
Mrs. Margaret Bennett.

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