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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.lukaku@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sherian Lukaku" <mrs.lukaku@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:39:57 +0800
Subject: Good morning ,

Gretings to you,

I am Mrs. Sherian Lukaku, 69 years old. An ageing widow suffering from
long time illness as a result of Cancer. I am currently admitted in a
private hospital here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, I have some funds
inherited from my late loving husband Chief Jalingo Lukaku who was a
Diamond merchant for over 30 years before he died, the sum of â‚¬6.8
million euros which he deposited in a Bank Here and I need a very
honest and God fearing person that can use this funds for God's work
and serve as a helper to the less privilege and widows over there in
your country. The reason why is that we have no Child to inherit the
Funds and my medical doctor told me the only way to survive is to go
under surgery which has to do with life and death.

So I need someone who I can introduce to the Bank as my next of
kin/beneficiary to the Funds before I travel abroad for my medical
surgery.

If you would be able to use these funds for the Lord's work kindly
reply me( mrs.lukaku@gmail.com ) as soon as possible for more details.

I will be looking forward to hearing from you.
.

Remain blessed,

Mrs. Sherian Lukaku.

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