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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: "Mrs Angela Petra Sheltman"<asiyamusajega@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sheltman88@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 06:31:15 -0700
Subject: Dear beloved one in Christ,


Dear beloved one in Christ,
It is my pleasure to write to you after considering your profile. My name =
is Mrs Angela Petra Sheltman, a national of the United States of America. I=
am married to Mr.Howard Sheltman, a business mogul an an engineer with Sta=
llion Petroleum Corporation, who died in the year 2010 after a brief illnes=
s that lasted for only four days. We lost our only daughter to an auto cras=
h 7 years ago. Thee are incidents that hurt my feelings but I kept my faith=
as a born again Christians.
I inherited a sum of $18.5 million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand=
U.S. Dollars) with a BANK in America from my late husband, Presently, this=
money is still with the BANK. My dear beloved, this message might come to =
you as a surprise. However, the holy spirit instructed me to get a partner,=
which made me to contact you for this urgent transaction for the work of G=
od Almighty.
Recently,my illness got worse. My Doctor told me that I would not last for=
the next one or two months due to a long term cancer problem. Though what =
disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donat=
e this fund to church or better still a Christian individuals that will uti=
lize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use th=
is fund for churches, orphanages, Research centers and widows propagating t=
o the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.
The Bible made us understand that blessed is the hand that gives. I took t=
his bold decision because I don 19t have any child that will inherit this m=
oney and my husband 19s relatives are not Christians and I don 19t want my =
family's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don 19t want a s=
ituation where this money will be used in an ungodly manners. Hence the rea=
son for taking this bold decision.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am g=
oing 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. With God all things are possible.=
As soon as I receive your reply I shall detail you more and I will give the=
contact of the BANK as soon as I am sure that you will do the will of God.=
I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the n=
ew beneficiary of this Fund. I want you to always pray for me because the l=
ord is my Shepherd. My happiness is that I lived the life of a worthy Chris=
tian.
Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. P=
lease always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply wi=
ll give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this s=
ame purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated her=
e.
Hoping to hear from you soon.Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.I will=
be waiting for your=20
emailYour Sister in Christ,
Mrs Angela Petra Sheltman

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