419 scam: "Mrs. Edith Daniel" <mrsedith33@gmail.com> DEAR THIS A COMPENSATION FROM ME TO YOU

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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:

This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22951371775 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Edith Daniel" <mrsedith33@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 15:18:39 +0100
Subject: DEAR THIS A COMPENSATION FROM ME TO YOU

Hello My Dear Good morning,

Glory be to God i'm still alive today. I want to inform you that i later
donated the money to local NGO's there in Republic of Benin but i did not
forget that you are the first person i contacted for the donation even
though things did not work out between us because i did not receive your
reply.

I reserved the sum of ($1,350,000.00) one million three hundred and fifty
thousand usd in an ATM CARD for you in the hand of one of the pastors there
Gabriel Tomas of Salvation Army Ministry. So contact him and ask him to
send you the $1,350,000.00 which i left with him for you.

Reconfirm the below information to my Pastor:

NAME:......Your Scan Passport or id
AGE....................
ADDRESS:....,
OCCUPATION:.............
PHONE:.............................
COUNTRY:...........................

Try and contact him as soon as
Contact details
Pastor Gabriel Tomas Rak
pastorgabriel15@outlook.com
+229 51371775
Please let me know as soon as you receive the money
Thank You
Mrs Edith Daniel

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