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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!

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From: kenduzza2016@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 13:48:32 +0000
Subject: DO IT FOR GOD

Event RSVP

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_XfNfgLIBrpBxym88b6QfBsLDipJvbg2OQ0BJMW61h7f38Q/viewform?vc
Dearly Beloved,


I am Mrs.Gene Gohring from Zurich Switzerland, I was married to late
Mr.Gene Hogan who worked at the Agco, global

agricultural equipment manufacturer, I am 79 years old,presently suffering
from a long time cancer of the breast which has

affected my talking & hearing lately.


The cancer has reached a critical stage, so my doctors have courageously
advised me to indulge in Prayers as well because it

is clear that I would not live past the next two to three months. I was
raised in an orphanage home, and was married to my

late husband for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christians so after his death I decided not to
re-marry, he died in a fatal airplane crash CLICK

TO VIEW THE
NEWS<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm> which I
know is political motivated because of his

interest in so many business ventures. I sold all my inherited belongings
and deposited a sum of $8 million dollars with a

bank.

Presently, the money is still with the holding bank, and I received a
letter from the management of the holding bank as the

real depositor urging me to come forward to receive the money after keeping
it for such a long or rather issue a letter of

approval or power of attorney to somebody due to my present health
condition to receive it on my behalf or the management

will confiscate the funds.

Further more, I can not come over as a result of my illness; I'm with
my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing

treatment and have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told
me that I have only a few months
to live.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any Charitable
Organization of your choice and distributed each

year among the Charity organizations and Orphanages, so I want a good
humanitarian to use this money to fund Churches, needy

and Widows in suriname or in your Country but preferably in suriname and I
must let you know that this was a very hard

decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue, and I hope you
will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall use the little money I have for my
drugs and Media-care to procure and issue you a

letter of authority which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my
funds and I shall release the contact of the

Bank to you.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I hope
to hear from you soonest if you are willing to

handle this project Psalms 41: 1 Blessed is he that considerate the poor,
the Lord will deliver him in
time of trouble.

Thanks for your kindness as i await your reply.

Yours Regards

Mrs Gene Gohring

genegohring21@gmail.com.



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