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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: "Evelyn Joshua" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evelynjoshua@citromail.hu>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 14:07:21 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
Evelyn Joshua

Hello,
 
I am Evelyn Joshua,the wife of Late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua known as (T.B.JOSHUA)the founder of the (Synagogue, Church of All Nations) in NIGERIA,who died on Saturday June 5th,2021 as a result of hearth attack.
 
I'm writing you this short letter with pains, tears and sorrows in my heart, I'm bereaved from every side of my life Including my agonizing emotion ,it is the situation of things surrounding me that has made me to cry to you because I never knew things would turn this way after a painful death of my beloved husband, my husband family members have been on my neck few days after the death of my husband,filling several suits against me in pursuit to claim and share my late husband properties and funds in different bank account in Nigeria. They went ahead and vandalize our house and his office while I was still in the Hospital and made away with uncountable documents belonging to my late husband.Their claims to take possession of my late husband's properties / funds was that ( OUR TRADITION / culture) made the family female members automatic heirs of his properties.
 
Right now the Federal High Court of Nigeria has placed immediate (BAN / RESTRICTION) on his properties and accounts within the country until further notice.I have no access to his account for the time being both local and international account as I cannot officially come forward to claim any of his properties / monies in his account until the court resolution,there is $25.5m which is in his name in UK bank as investment fund,I communicated with the bank lawyer in London and narrated my present predicament to her.
 
Please I want to crave your indulgence for immediate rescue of this ($25.5m) I need a philanthropist and a God fearing person to use this money to establish a lucrative business/company of your choice in your country to avoid my late husband family members to be aware of this particular amount, I will instruct the lawyer in UK  to authorize you the ownership of the funds  for  immediate funds transfer to execute the investment project under your control, however,I will immediately need your following information to forward to the lawyer in UK to expedite action to release the fund to your care.
 
1) Full name.
2) Address.
3) Country.
4) Phone.
5) Occupation.
 
Please I will need adequate assurance from you that you will use the money judiciously,I will visit your country after you have invested the money to evaluate the investment.
 
Your urgent response at my private  mail:(evelynjoshua@citromail.hu) will be appreciated as i don't know what tomorrow will be.
 
Thanks and Remain blessed,
 
Evelyn Joshua

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