419 scam: "Rajab"<naheeness@gmail.com> my subject- Hospital Message!!

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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:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rajab" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <naheenes@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 09:11:16 -0000
Subject: my subject- Hospital Message!!

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth, I had no choice but to do what is lawful and correct in God's eyes for eternal life and in the sight of man as a witness of the mercy of God and glory over my life.
I am a 68 year old woman and my country of origin is Bahrain, but I live in Ivory Coast (West Africa) for more than 20 years. Originally I am of Muslim origin and my husband, but now I am a new Christian convert since the death of my husband.
My husband died in a car accident many years back and I have no children in my marriage and since his death I decided not to remarry or have a child outside of my matrimonial home against which the Bible is against. while my late husband is engaged in the export of cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast to all over Europe.
Currently, I am in a hospital in Ivory Coast where I have been in treatment for esophageal cancer. Since then, I have lost the ability to speak and my doctors have told me that I only have a few weeks to live.
Knowing that I am going to die soon, I decided to look for a God fearing person to whom I will entrust the fund that I inherited from my late husband. Please, I beg you in God's name to help me stand up and collect the funds. I want a person who fears God who will use this money to finance orphanages, widows and the homeless old people.
I made this decision because I do not have any children who inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I do not want the infidels to misuse the money earned by my husband. I do not want a situation where this money is used in an unholy way.
thanks.
Mrs. Rajab

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