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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: Rev Sis Simge Pinar <mrbensonguy093@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revsistersimgepinar4@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 23:47:07 +0100
Subject: Dear beloved,

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Dear beloved,

Please accept my unreserved apology if this short humanitarian proposition
offends your sensitivity. I got your email in the course of my quest today
for an honest and God fearing person and I decided to embark on this
because I believe good and honest people still exist. But before I proceed,
I wish to introduce myself first, my name is Rev sis Simge Pinar, I am from
Istanbul, Turkey. I have decided to donate all i have to a good and trusted
person who will act according to my wishes, I am 71 years old and i am
suffering from Lungs cancer for about two years now and i have been ordered
by God to donate all ihave inherited from my late father and my career to
you for the promotion of God work, rather than to allow my uncle to use my
fathers hard earned funds ungodly.

I will be undergoing an operation in Australia and my doctor informed me
that my chances of survival are slim due to my excessive health
deterioration. Because of this I want to donate my funds worth
$9,150,000USD (US DOLLARS) to you. It is deposited in a secured bank in
Turkey and I want it to be invested for the good work of God, to assist the
orphans, the needy and to help the motherless. My personal doctor has told
me that I may not live for more than two months and I am scared and
concerned about it since I have no child of my own as my spiritual
obligation does not permit me to marry. Presently, I have informed my
lawyer and my spiritual Father, Rev Fr Timothy Coleman about my decision to
will this fund to a trusted and
honest person.

Respond back immediately if you are interested in carrying out this task so
that I will instruct you on how to get in contact with my lawyer and my
account officer. Get back to me with the following
information.

YOUR NAME:
YOUR EMAIL:
YOUR COUNTRY:
YOUR HOME:
YOUR PHONE NO:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:

Sincerely
Rev Sis Simge Pinar

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