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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: Miss Bernice <aliasega3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missberniceedward0@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:10:55 -0700
Subject:

GREETINGS TO YOU. I HOPE I MEET YOU IN A GOOD SPIRIT MY NAME IS MISS
BERNICE EDWARD, AM 17YEARS OLD I’M THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF MY LATE
PARENTS MR. AND MRS. NELSON EDWARD. I LOST MY PARENTS AND MY ONLY KID
BROTHER MYSTERIOUSLY ON A CAR ACCIDENT ON THEIR TRIP TO KAMPALA IN
UGANDA WHERE MY DADDY RUNS HIS OIL FIRM(COMPANY) WHICH I WAS SO LUCKY
THAT I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH THEM THAT FAITHFUL MONDAY MORNING ON
27TH JULY 2015 THEIR DEATH HAS COST ME SO MUCH PAINS PHYSICALLY AND
MENTALLY BECAUSE I WAS JUST 10YEARS WHEN I LOST THEM AND EVER SINCE
THEN, I HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH MY LATE FATHER'S BROTHER MR. BERNARD
EDWARD WHO HAS BEEN TREATING ME LIKE A SLAVE IN MY OWN FATHER HOUSE
EVER SINCE I LOST MY PARENT'S I HAVE BEEN SERVING MY UNCLE AS A
SERVANT FROM THE FIRST DAY HE PARKED IN TO CLAIM ALL MY LATE FATHER'S
INVESTMENTS.

MY LATE FATHER IS A WELL-KNOWN MAN IN THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA BECAUSE
OF HIS PERSONALITY IN THE BUSINESS WORLD WHICH HIS BROTHERS HAVE TO
END UP SHARING AND MISUSING IT BECAUSE OF THEIR GREEDINESS AND LACK OF
EDUCATION. ALL THEY WANT IS TO SHARE THE PROPERTY WHICH THEY HAVE
SUCCEEDED TO ACHIEVE.

I HAVE BEEN LIVING A SORROWFUL AND LONELY LIFE OVER HERE SINCE THE
INCIDENT I WAS BIT YOUNGER AS I SAID BEFORE AND EARLIER THIS YEAR 10TH
OF MERCH 2022 I DISCOVERED A DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE IN MY LATE FATHER'S
ABANDONED STATIONERY WHICH STATED THAT THE CERTIFICATE PROVES THAT MY
LATE FATHER HAS MADE IN A DEPOSIT IN A BANK CALLED (DIAMOND TRUST BANK
UGANDA) A DEPOSIT WORTH OF EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($8,500,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS) IN REPUBLIC OF UGANDA WHERE HE WAS
RUNNING HIS OIL BUSINESS ON MARCH 06|03|2013.

I HAVE GONE TO THE BANK TO MAKE NECESSARY VERIFICATION ABOUT THE
EXISTENCE OF THE FUNDS AND I’M SO GLAD AND HAPPY THAT THE BANK
DIRECTOR OF THE DIAMOND TRUST BANK UGANDA MR. SHAFFIQ DHARAMSHI HAS
APPROVED IT POSITIVE AND EXISTING THAT IS THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED
YOU SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO THE BANK AS MY PARTNER SO THAT THE
(DIAMOND TRUST BANK PLC) CAN LET ME HAVE ACCESS TO MY FUNDS BECAUSE
THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT RELEASE THE MONEY TO ME UNTIL I GET SOMEONE
TO BACK ME UP AS PARTNER JUST BECAUSE OF MY YOUNG AGE BEFORE THEY CAN
TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT, I REALLY NEED TO RELOCATE
FROM MY COUNTRY TO HAVE A NEW LIFE ABROAD AND SOMEHOW A NEW FAMILY IF
YOU CAN ACCEPT ME AS YOUR DAUGHTER IN YOUR FAMILY .

I WILL RECOMMEND YOU TO THE DIAMOND TRUST BANK PLC DIRECTOR AS MY
PARTNER AND SOMEONE I HAVE CHOSEN AS THE BENEFICIARIES OF MY FUNDS WHO
I HAVE ALSO CHOSEN TO HELP ME PROTECT AND INVEST MY FUNDS WHEN I
RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE DEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL
BE HIGHLY REGARDED

FINALLY, I HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU, PLEASE
(1) WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR
YOU AFTER THE MONEY HAS COMPLETELY TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT?
(2) ARE YOU COMPLETELY GIVING ME YOUR TRUST THAT YOU WILL NOT DENY ME
MY FUNDS IF IT'S TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF MY AGE?
(3) CAN I REALLY TRUST YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SCAM ME OUT OF MY MONEY?
(4) ARE YOU WILLING TO HELP ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO HELP
MYSELF TO GET THE MONEY RELEASED WITHOUT YOUR FULL ASSISTANCE?
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
IN MY PERSONAL EMAIL { MISSBERNICEEDWARDS @GMAIL.COM } IMMEDIATELY I
HEAR FROM YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS. I WILL SEND TO YOU MY PICTURE AND
THE DOCUMENT YOU NEEDED TO SEE OKAY
YOURS SINCERELY
MISS BERNICE EDWARD{ MISSBERNICEEDWARDS @GMAIL.COM }

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