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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: "no-reply@boanyc.nolapro.com" <no-reply@boanyc.nolapro.com>
Reply-To: "allisoncluade11@gmail.com" <allisoncluade11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:11:27 -0400
Subject: Dearest in the Lord: ,

Dearest in the Lord: ,
 
I pray that God Allah will help both of us to earn each other's trust.
 
Greetings to you in the wonderful name of our lord and savior. I am truly honored to receive your impressive response over your willingness to partake in this kingdom work. I thank you for your consideration to be a good steward in handling this fund, I have much courage to confide in you and I could believe that it is truly the WILL of Allah that this fund will be used directly to His work and could believe that with your strong faith and much commitments this vow will be materialized without any hindrances from the devil.
 
All I want you to do is to receive this fund and use it in orphanage works in building a house which will contain many destitute children to ensure that they have a good living and good education. Also to use part of it to take care of the less fortunate people in the Christendom so that the name of God Allah will be glorified.
 
Without being told, I am well convinced that God purposely chose you as an instrument to materialize this project because he made us understand that all things work together for good, for those who love the Lord, for those who are called according to his purpose. "His ways and thoughts are not the same as ours, and He most assuredly works in mysterious ways. I concluded by myself that my contact with you is God's doing, and is nothing short of His miraculous blessing.
 
I have sought the Almighty Allah to use me continuously in being a vessel for his kingdom in serving him in accordance with his will which he placed in my heart in Isaiah 58:7 Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
 
Without much hesitation, I will like you to forward to me your contact information so that I will submit them to the Bank and introduce you to them instructing them to proceed in making the transfer of the money to you, I will forward to you the certificate of deposit which was issued to my late husband on the day of deposit for your confirmation.
 
The information includes;
1.Your full names
2.Your contact address and country
3.Direct phone numbers.
4. Your occupation
 
I may not be often communicating with you due to my present health situation because this message that I have been writing to you was by the assistance of the sister nurse who God purposely used for assisting me here in the hospital, please always commit her in your daily prayers as you do to me.
 
Always keep your faith in God and commit this transaction in his guide. Endless love of God endures with you in the name of the most high God.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you.
 
Thanks and God bless you and keep remembering me in your daily prayers.
 
Yours sister,
Mrs. Favour Allison.

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