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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 Kiana dahl-Erik <dahlerik36@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:57:16 -0400
Subject: Dear Beloved

I am Mrs. Kiana Dahl-Erik, and I got your email contact through the help
of an attending nurse and I cannot make or receive telephone calls
because the doctor strictly warned me not to do that because of my
critical condition.

I have a deposit of £10.6 Million Gbp (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand
Great British Pounds)in the Bank of England.I want to invest this fund
into charity organization and a project of building a church as I
promise the Lord, please assure me that you will never be a
disappointment to this, In short I want to use it to improve humanity.I
am taking this decision because I do not have a child who will inherit
this money and I can not believe my relatives, because they were hostile
to me, since I have been suffering cancer.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband is dead,I and my husband promise to use this
money to build a place of worship (church).I don't want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly manner.Hence the reason for
taking this bold decision was to build a church.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that
wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.

But before we can proceed further, I would like you answer this
questions for me to know a little more about you.

1) How old are you
2) Where do you lived
3) What is your occupation
4) Have you got married
5) If yes, how many children do you have
6) Do you have any experience in Work of God
7) Can I trust you to handle this Funds
8) Do you have any experiences in work of God
10)Are you ready to help me,if yes then forward your phone numbers,
house address and a photo of you or your family photos, so that I will
forward your full information to my lawyer.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.

Reply to this email as i have short time in staying on the computer:
(dahlerik36@yahoo.com)

God bless you.

Mrs.Kiana Dahl-Erik

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