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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. Lucy Cart" <lucycart2017@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lucycart78@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 22:20:49 +0100
Subject: Dearest in Christ,

DIVINE DONATION FROM ME, PLEASE DO REPLY ME ASAP!

Dearest in Christ,

Calvary Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ our savoir.

My name is Mrs. Lucy Cart, wife to the late Gerald Cart from Europe, i am
old i have no family no kids, i lost my husband and my only two kids in a
motor accident five years ago it's so sad for me right now, i am very ill
with cancer, doctors says i have short time to live, i have decided to give
my wealth to an honest person that can use it to glorify the name of the
lord.

After i received instruction from my God to use this fund to do GODS work
and to give to charity, i prayed to God for direction and he has been
directing me. I told God that i want a ministry, or an honest person who
will spend the fund for things that will glorify His name. This revelation
came after my conversion from sinner to a Born Again Christian.

I received Christ and i found out that a sinner has no place in the kingdom
of God. I never had rest of mind, I seek God for forgiveness and he
revealed to me that i will only have rest of mind if i serve him with all
my wealth and he will bless me mightily.

It was when i received Christ that i realized the meaning of going to
heaven need to make heaven; i don't want to perish in hell fire. As my
level of Christianity was increasing, i understood that the wealth of
sinners is acquired for the just. God opened my eyes to the book of
Ecclesiastes 6, verses 1 & 2. Read this scripture and

you will understand that there are people in this world that God gave the
grace to acquire wealth yet God did not give them the grace to enjoy the
wealth.

I happened to fall into the same category now it is the wish of God.When
God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his work, I understood that God
was testing me like He tested Abraham and other men of God.Abraham needed a
child and God asked him to use his only son for sacrifice, Abraham was
faithful. He obeyed and God made him father of many nations.

After the death of my late husband and when i was told about my illness i
have to sell all our properties which amounted to about $22 million which i
deposited with Bank for safety purpose if anything happen to me this funds
will be impounded, can you use this funds for charity purpose.

Please reply me on my private below Email: lucycart78@gmail.com

AWAIT YOUR PROMPT REPLY.

In His Service,
Mrs. Lucy Cart

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