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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: Homer Ember <emberhomer@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:55:43 +0100
Subject: TO YOU , EXTREMELY URGENT. BE BLESSED

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.

My name is Barrister Homer Ember from Benin Republic, I was advised to
contact you by his Lordship Bishop Patrice R Patrice

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$ 20M ( Twenty 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 thats why im communicating a
reliable person to come forth and claim this fund for charity in your
country, no law forbids that , never .

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$20M 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 . It will not take time to
conclude .
Awaiting your response via bishoppatricechurch1@gmail.com.


Bishop Patrice R Patrice
Bishop In Charge
SAINT MICHAELS Church Toppa ,
Cotonou
Republic of Benin.

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