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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: sharepoint@hanajx.com
Reply-To: mrsshirleyperezfosgate537@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:42:51 +0100
Subject: Hello,,,

Hello,

I am Mrs. Shirley Perez Fosgate the wife of Mr. Abraham Fosgate from
Philippines, My husband worked with the Central Bank Philippines for
ten years before he died in the year 2012. We were married for
twenty-seven years without a child. My Husband died after a brief
illness that lasted for only ten days. Before his death we were both
born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or
get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $88,200,000.00
USD (Eight eight Million Two Hundred Thousand American Dollars) with the Bay
Federal Credit Union Bank in California United States of America.

Presently, this money is still with the bank and the management just
wrote me as the Next of Kin to come forward to sign for the release of
this fund only know to me and my late husband or rather issue an
authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come
over.Unfortunately, I'm in a hospital in Philippines where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I 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 this money distributed to
charitable organizations anywhere in the World. Because relatives and
friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot
live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of
them.Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me stand and collect
the money from the Bay Federal Credit Union Bank. I want a person that
is God fearing that will use this money to fund churches, orphanages
and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of
God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the
hand that gives. I took this decision because I don't have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
misused by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going
to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless voice
and presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want
them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your response I shall give you the contact
information of my late husband attorney in United States of America as
he will be the one to assist you in laying claims for this money.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Shirley Perez Fosgate.

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