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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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Fraud email example:

From: Office File <t.miyawaki@jcom.home.ne.jp>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 01:29:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearly Beloved In Christ



Dearly Beloved In Christ,

I bring peace and love to you from God and our Lord Jesus Christ. It is
by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth, I
had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God
for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God’s mercy and
glory upon my life.

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 $8,200,000.00 USD (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,
Email, shirleyperez113@aol.com
Mrs. Shirley Perez Fosgate.

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