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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: Miranda Jones <susanjones4good3@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:31:41 +0800
Subject: Hoping to hear from you soon

Use the Funds for the less privilege

I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Dr. Harry Jones
who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died
in the year 2019.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four 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. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of $8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand
U.S. Dollars) with a finance/security company in Europe.

Presently, this money is still with the Security Company and the management
has written me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the trunk box
of money. Presently, I am in a hospital 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 might not be able to survive this illness
from all indications. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to
victims of HIV/aids, charities donations, Orphans and other needy persons
in your country. 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 anymore.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to assist and
utilize for 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 grivet. I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
believers 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 will not be able to use the telephone
communication in this regard because of my soundless voice and the 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 reply I shall give you the contact of
the Finance/ Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority
that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and
your fellow believers to always pray for me because the lord is my
shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.
However that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.
Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Please due get back to me on this email address, susanjones4good8@gmail.com

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Mrs. Susan Jones.

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