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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: Sister Brenda Jeffrey <mfonuwemsundaybishop@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sisterbrendajeffrey38@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 04:47:57 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT REPLY!!!

GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!!!
The claim of donation funds!!!

Good day to you my beloved in the Lord How is everything going with
you and your family? This message might come to you as a surprise,
However, It all just my urgent needs for a partner, That made me
contact you for this urgent transaction for the Work of God Almighty,
My name is Brenda Jeffrey from United States of America, I'm a widow
suffering from Breast Cancer and Stroke, which denied me a child as a
result, I may not last till next two months according to my doctor
report, I'm married to late Pastor William Jeffrey, and we were
married for many years without any issue of a child before his death,
I'm 72 years old woman and I have some funds which I inherited from my
late husband the sum of (10.5 Million dollars) which I needed a very
honest and God fearing person who will claim the funds from the Bank
and use the funds for work of God Affair donation in the house of God
Almighty, like propagating the good news of God and to endeavor God
worshiping place and help less-privileged, I found your profile and I
decided to contact you for the donation work of God Affair, Please if
you know that you can not afford to carry out this project by all
means in the name of our Lord God as a believer in Christ Jesus please
do not respond back to this email.

According to my doctor report, I don't need any telephone
communication in this regards because of my health condition, The
reason why taking this bold decision is because my husband's relatives
are not Christians and I don't want my family hard earned money to be
misused by unbelievers, I don't want a situation where this Fund will
be used in an ungodly manner, I am not afraid of death hence I know
that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord Almighty, Exodus! 14 VS
14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace, I
will like you to understand that my contact with you is a divine
direction from God Almighty after all my fasten and prayers.

God opened my eyes to the book of Ecclesiastes 6,verses 1 & 2.Read
this scripture and you will understand that there are many 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 Isaac for sacrifice, Abraham was
faithful and obeyed the Lord Jesus Christ, And God made him the father
of many nations. Please if you will use this fund as I stated in this
letter then direct your reply immediately, Get back to me if you are
interested so that I will lead you to Ally Bank Limited International
in Washington DC where this fund was deposited by my lat husband
Pastor William Jeffrey, for you to retrieve the funds in your name as
the next of kin for work of God Affair, I will stop here until I hear
from you soonest. Please kindly contact me at my private email :(
sisterbjeffrey@gmail.com )

Always pray for my health,
May God bless you In Jesus name amen.
Sister Brenda Jeffrey

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