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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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Fraud email example:

From: smtpf0x-41b3j@crievents.com
Reply-To: bethanytoddson6@gmail.com
Date: 27 Sep 2021 03:44:52 +0800
Subject: Find Very Urgent

My Dear Beloved,


It is so unfortunate and disappointing to me that I have not yet
received any response from you, since I sent the first message to
you, But I Still pray that God bless you and your family, as you
will benefit from this if you can reply quickly.


I am Mrs. Bethany Toddson fromLondon United Kingdom, born in the
state of Ohio USA. I am legally married to Mr. Harry Toddson, a
British citizen born and brought up in USA, I live in
Switzerland with my husband for 32 years before we move down to
U.K in 1985 after my husband's retirement in 1984. I am 75 years
old by the grace of God, I am a God fearing person, and I am
suffering from long time (illness) cancer of the bone (leukemia).
This illness has troubled me for a long time. All indications
from my doctor and medical analysis is that my condition is
really deteriorating and getting worse; and it is quite obvious
that I will not live more than Three OR Four months, although it
is God who decides. This is because the cancer disease has gotten
to a very bad stage that there is no hope for me to be living
again. My dear husband was involved with the January 2000 Kenya
airways plane crashed as you can see on the news line website.


((http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm)


During the 40 years period of my marriage life, we could not
produce any child, my late husband was very wealthy and after his
death, I inherited some part of his business and money in the
bank. Today I have decided to donate and contribute to you, your
Country and to the less privileged, charity homes, and orphanage
homes and to those displaced by wars going on in the middle-east
and around the world.


I choose you after viewing your profile (information) and I have
confidence in you because I have prayed and believed God that you
can handle this process well. I am willing to donate the sum of
GBP£12.5 million British pounds, to the less privileged of which
you will be responsible in taking care of the disbursement and
sharing of this money to organizations that Iwill appoint.
Meanwhile, you will also get 30% of the above amount which will
be; Three million, seven hundred and fifty thousand Great British
Pounds (£3,750,000GBP) as your compensation for helping me
fulfill this desire of donation.


Please I want you to know that this fund is still in the bank
where my late husband deposited it, I am going to advise my
BANKER/Lawyer to change my last will to your name and file an
application for the transfer of the money in your name. Lastly, I
honestly pray that this money when transferred to your account
will be used for this purpose whetherI am Dead then or Alive,
Please bear it in mind that all the money will rightfully be
changed to your names and will belong to your names as quickly as
I get your reply, and I made the promise to God that the fund
will be used to help the needy and the less privilege. Please
reply QUICKLY.


I wait for your urgent reply.


Remain blessed
Mrs. Bethany Toddson.

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