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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 Kann Beatrice <interpolinvestigationpolice5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kann.beatrice@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:20:01 -0700
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you

My Name is Beatrice Kann,



I hope my email finds you good. In respect to your email, I would like
you to take your time to digest my proposal. I want you to know that
it took me a lot of courage before I made up my mind to write to you ,
please write to me with your private mail if this message suits you.


I would like to first tell you a bit about myself in anticipation that
you would do the same moving forward. Like i told you my name is
Beatrice Kann . I am a 61years old , I came across your profile while
making a research on google, so I saw your profile on the site, and my
spirit pushed me to contact you for help , I am suffering from a
long time of cancer of the breast and throat, from all indications, my
condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I can't
work or do any stressful thing. According to my doctors, they have
advised me that I may not live for the next 4 weeks, so I want to use
this opportunity to sacrifice all my inheritance to a charity
organization.Am one of the Corona Virus infected victims here , I am
also among those presently quarantined. People die every day here, so
I have to do this now because my case seems to be worsening and
reaching a critical stage as I have a history of lung relapse some
years ago.



Before all these, I was planning to open an orphanage home because I
am an orphan, and I was raised by a Foster parents. Both are late and
I do not have any siblings.



I don't have any child or relation that may help fulfill this mission
hence my decision to contact you after my prayers for a divine
direction. I choose you to build a befitting Orphanage home in my
memory or anything positive for the poor, although we never know each
other before now but almighty has many ways and many reasons for
bringing people together at a time like this, as to fulfill a good
mission to his glory for humanity. I hope that almighty will accept
this sacrifice and bless my spirit to rest in his bosom of grace when
I pass-on to glory. I want you to open your mind and convince me that
you're capable of handling this transaction / project because this
fund is my life saving which I've kept to serving humanity in my own
little way having started from a very humble beginning.



My late husband was into oil and gas offshore , I have a good amount
of money deposited with the delivery security company for this
project, please do this for me as my last wish. My only request is
that the projects be on my name, for the remembrance of me.



I need your urgent attention to this matter so that I will provide you
all the necessary information or help which will accelerate the quick
release of the fund to you, while I am still living because tomorrow
might be late even though I do not wish for such. I do not wish for
any delay in this because I'm really worried about my life.



I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust on this matter
to accomplish this project for service to humanity. I will appreciate
your earliest communication as I don’t wish my dream to die with me
and the money goes finally into the wrong hands.



Always keep your faith in Almighty and commit this transaction in his
guide. Pray for me my dearest.



For Further Communication on this please Email me using : {
kannbeatrice@yandex.com}



Regards.



Kann Beatrice.

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