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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: Peninnah Benaiah <djeff6174@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Peninnahbenaiah@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:48:51 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Greetings in the name of the Lord


My name is Mrs. Peninnah Ariel Benaiah. I am a Norwegian citizen
living in Burkina Faso. I am married to Mr. Benaiah Jeremiah, a
politician who owns a small gold company in Burkina Faso. he died of
leprosy and radesyge in February 2010. During his lifetime he
deposited the sum of 8.5 million euros) Eight million five hundred
thousand euros in a bank in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium in
Europe. The money came from the sale of his company and his company
paid my late husband's death benefit and rights.

With great tears in my eyes and great sadness in my heart I send you
this message and I also pray that it reaches you in good health
because I am not in good health, I sleep every night without knowing
if I will still be alive there tomorrow. I have been sick with cancer
for a long time and am currently suffering from partial leprosy which
makes it difficult for me to move. I have been married to my late
husband for over 6 years with no children and my doctor has told me
that I have fewer opportunities in life, I don't know when the cup of
death will come. I'm not in a relationship, I grew up in an orphanage.

I decided to donate this money to help orphaned/underprivileged/widow
babies and churches to build God's house because I am dying and was
diagnosed with cancer there when I was about 3 years old. I have
decided to donate to you what I inherited from my late husband for the
good work of Almighty God. I will have a surgery soon.

Now I want you to be my next of kin to claim the funds for charity.
Since this money will not be claimed after my death, bank managers or
government will take the money as unclaimed funds and maybe use it for
selfishness and worthless business, I need a very honest person who
can claim this money and use it. for charity for orphanages, widows
and also building schools and churches for less privileges which will
be named after my late husband and my name.

I need your urgent response to know if you can do this project and I
will give you more information on how the funds will be transferred to
your bank account or online banking.

Many thanks

Mrs. Peninnah Ariel Benaiah

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