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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: "Mrs.Jenny Ginu" <mrsswarna002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lid1956ba@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:15:49 +0000
Subject: God be with you.


Dearest in Christ,

In good intention that i wrote you this letter. My name is Mrs.Jenny Ginu,
of Kuwait Nationality but living in London, England I was diagnosed with
tumor cancer that requires all forms of medical treatment, and now I have
few months to live according to experts doctors.

I do not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone, but after the result of my last diagnosis, I realized that their is
no live after death and if you died today, their is nothing you will take
along with you to heaven. To this effect, I decide to give my live to
Christ, hence i no where i am going. I was married to Mr. Ginu Jeny for
many years without a child, but my husband died in a car accident 7 years
ago.

Sincerely, my late husband was a very rich and wealthy man, because I never
experience any difficulty when he was alive, since i have everything in my
possession. But now my present health situation as thought me a lesson that
we have to glorify God every day and night in any situation we are.

My main reason of writing you is to seek for your assistant to carry out a
project of charity and humanitarian organization and building hospital for
the poor and Orphan children that I have decided to support with the fund
(£4.500.000,00) (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS) that i
inherited from my late husband. Presently the fund is in a financial
custody here in London, England and I will be willing to give you every
necessary information about this fund once i am satisfy of your honesty and
willingness to carry out this project as i desired.

I took this decision because i do not have any child with my husband and
with my present health situation, i believe i have taking the best decision
of my live and despite the fact that my doctor confirmed that I can only be
alive for the next 2 months, but i believe in the miracle of God and i have
the faith that he can do wonders in my life.

I will want you to reply back as soon as possible, if you are interested to
carry out this divine project as noted herein.

May the peace of God be with you.

Mrs.Jenny Ginu

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