419 scam: Mrs Debora Deko <deboradeko20@gmail.com> In good faith.

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Debora Deko <deboradeko20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Debora Deko <deboradeko@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 08:36:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: In good faith.

My Dearest Beloved One in God,

My Greeting to you With all due respect and humanity, I was forced to write in the humanitarian field. Philippine Origin but married with Late Sir Lemonde from Switzerland. My name is Mrs Debora L Deko, I have took a personal decision to donate what I inherited from my late husband to the Charity organization, less privilege,

My late husband was The chairman / CEO of k: E global industries and a philanthropist based in Ivory Coast . I have decided to donate a fund of (£2, 5000.00 GBP)(Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand GBP) to you for this assignment, Charity, less privilege, building of schools, hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor widows, Motherless babies, Charity organization, MUSLIm or CHRISTIAn, my late husband has already donated alot in this country Ivory Coast, so you have to make sure that you use this donation fund as I have directed so that the name of the Almighty God will be glorify forever.

Your urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical condition of my health, it was a Sister nurse working in this hospital that helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites of the day. All I need from you is prayers that God will accept my soul incase I didn't survive this surgery. Also pray for the soul of my late Husband to rest in peace.

Please always be prayerful all through your life, we are visitors on this earth and we must be very careful in whatever we do so that our soul will not be a waste. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the mighty God must serve him in spirit and Truth. I wish you all the best and may God bless you abundantly. I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

Remain blessed in God. Yours

Mother Debora Deko

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