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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: "Bishop Patrice R Patrice JP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bishoppatricechurch1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:19:59 -0700
Subject: DEAR BELOVED GREETING FROM BISHOP JP!!!

From Bishop Patrice R Patrice
SAINT MICHAELS Church Toppa
No 30,Rue Caporal Bernard Anani Avenue 01,
Cotonou,
Republic of Benin , West Africa.
 
                              You are Blessed , Everything about this message is 100%  real please.
This is Bishop  Patrice R  Patrice  The Head of All St Michaels Churches in  in Cotonou  Benin Republic.
I am writing to bring to your notice about the death of Moummar Gaddafi  of Libya who was  killed  in his home country Libya on the 20th day of October 2011,10 years back, you may be aware of this information.
 
Moummar Gaddafi was a very nice friend of mine  that he often visited me here in  Benin Republic for  cancelling  when he was alive. Gaddafi was the world richest President as recorded during his time.
He deposited the only sum of Us$ 30M ( Thirty Million United States Dollars Only ) in one of the Finance firms here in Benin Republic   for safe keep .His family does not know about this except me because of our  relationship irrespective of all his behavior. I Cant trace his Family members. Therefore because of my position as a Bishop , I cannot go for a claim. As a Bishop its Against our Law here.
I am therefore writing to present you as a claimant to the fund  at the Finance firm , for charity purpose  for the less privileged in your country and some other countries around you. Part of  amount will go for you.
Some portion of the Fund US$30M  will go to you  for a job well done  as you receive it , while some portion of it will be distributed to the less privileged in your country and beyond  by  you  which is our main aim of contacting you, I will direct you when it is time . Be Blessed If this proposal suits you , get  back to  me via my email address for further instruction and guides..........
                                 Send to me,
                            1.  Your full names
                            2.  Your receiving address.
                            3. Your Direct telephone numbers
                            4. Copy of your Identification      
                           This is a true Information please      
If it does not  suit you, kindly neglect it and delete completely from your computer system.
The transaction would be done completely to your favor  with my directives and without any breach of law In Benin Republic here and Your own country  . .The Church Prayed fervently before sending this message directly to your Email address,for your kind execution .
 
While awaiting your response  at (bishoppatricechurch1@gmail.com)   former  address had a problem
Bishop Patrice R Patrice  JP
Bishop In Charge
SAINT MICHAELS Church Toppa ,
Cotonou
Republic of Benin

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