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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: mrslittlebrunel888 <kabredesire76@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrslittlebrunel888@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:36:33 -0700
Subject: DEAREST ONE IN CHRIST.

DEAREST IN THE LORD

 My name is Mrs. Marit A. Brunel I am a Norway Citizen who is living in
 Burkina Faso, I am married to Mr. Brunel Patrice, a politician who
 owns a small Gold company in Burkina Faso; He died of Leprosy and
 Radesyge, in the year june 2009, During his lifetime he deposited
 the sum of € 10.5 Million Euro) TEN million, Five hundred thousand
 Euros in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in
 West Africa. The money was from the sale of his company and death
 benefits payment and entitlements of my deceased husband by his
 company.

 I am sending you this message with heavy tears in my eyes and great
 sorrow in my heart, and also praying that it will reach you in good
 health because I am not in good health, I sleep every night without
 knowing if I may be alive to see the next day. I am suffering from
  long time cancer and presently I am partially suffering from Leprosy,
 which has become difficult for me to move around. I was married to my
  late husband for more than 6 years without having a child and my
 doctor confided that I have less chance to live, having to know when
 the cup of death will come, I decided to contact you to claim the fund
  since I don't have any relation I grew up from an orphanage home.

 I have decided to donate this money for the support of helping
 Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows and churches also to build
 the house of God because I am dying and diagnosed with cancer for
 about 3 years ago. I have decided to donate from what I have inherited
 from my late husband to you for the good work of Almighty God; I will
be going in for an operation surgery soon.

 Now I want you to stand as my next of kin to claim the funds for
 charity purposes. Because of this money remains unclaimed after my
 death, the bank executives or the government will take the money as
 unclaimed fund and maybe use it for selfishness and worthless
 ventures, I need a very honest person who can claim this money and use
  it for Charity works, for orphanages, widows and also build schools
 and churches for less privilege that will be named after my late
 husband and my name.

 I need your urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this
 project, and I will give you more information on how the fund will be
 transferred to your bank account or online banking.
 Contact me directly in my email address.
    mrslittlebrunel888@gmail.com
 Mrs. Marit A. Brunel..

    Thanks..

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