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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: ST TERESA <balakuli871@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mathewrevdeborah@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 12:50:42 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

--
-Good day,

I am Reverend Sister Deborah Mathew from St. Theresa Catholic
Church-texas USA, it's very pathetic that we lost Rev.
Father Clement Sandy of St. Theresa Catholic Church - Texas,USA , Late
Rev.Clement Sandy is an American and also an orphan but
nationalized here in St. Theresa Catholic Church Cathedral - Texas USA.

Late Rev.Father Clement Sandy died on 5th April 2019 and before he
died, he made a will and instructs me to contact you on your personal
web address, when he died as the next of kin of the fund as his spirit
direct him.
I am glad to inform you that late Rev.Clement Sandy made you the
beneficiary of his will a sum of $7,500,000.00 through your e-mail
address, you might be wondering how late Rev.Father Clement Sandy made
you the beneficiary of his will.


Late Rev.Father Clement Sandy made a random sampling of many people's
e-mail addresses by the help of Microsoft international firm and among
the people e- mail addresses, yours came out as a draw and this is how
late father Clement Sandy made you the beneficiary of his will and
instruct that you can only be informed when he pass on and memorial
service Completed.
All you need to do is to forward your details to me

Full name.......

Contact address........

Age.........

Occupation..........

Private phone number........

Next of kin............

Valid ID.............
Best regards & God bless you.
Reverend Sister Deborah Mathew

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