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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.Cornelia Maury" <egofred06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: foffice916@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:48:53 +0100
Subject: Dear Lucky Beneficiary,

Dear Lucky Beneficiary,


I am Mrs. Cornelia Maury; I am a US citizen, 52 years Old. I reside in
District of Texas 75773. My residential address is as follows 23329
Live Oak Dr. Mineola,Texas 75773, United States, am thinking of moving
since I am now wealthy, I am one of those that took part in the
Compensation in Cotonou,Benin Republic West Africa many years ago and
they refused to pay me, I had paid over us$42,000.00 while in the
United State, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So,I decided to travel down to West Africa precisely Cotonou,Benin
Republic with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to
meet Barr.Roy Edouya, who is the member of OUTSTANDING PAYMENT AWARD
COMMITTEE and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer), and I contacted him
and he explained everything to me.
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment
Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my
compensation funds amounting to $2,500,000.00. Moreover, Mr. Roy
Edouya showed me the full information of those that won lottery and
those whose inheritance had not been paid and the list of all
outstanding contractor that were owed that are yet to receive their
payments in Benin Republic,Ghana and Nigeria and I saw your
information's as one of the scam victims, that is why I decided to
email you.I will advise you to contact Mr. Roy Edouya directly on this
information below.

Name: Mr. Roy Edouya (Barrister)
Email:foffice916@gmail.com
Tell: +229 94 94 14 09

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting
you and telling you that your fund is with them, that they are
Government officials it is not in anyway with them.Take Note,the only
money I paid after I met Mr.Roy Edouya was just $165.00 for the paper
works, take note of that.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it is
because of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service
Provider, we urge you to treat it genuinely.

Thank You and Be Blessed.
Mrs.Cornelia Maury,
23329 Live Oak Dr.Mineola,
Texas 75773 USA.

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