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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: "Rev. Maria Garcia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.mariagarcia001@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 02:53:37 -0700
Subject: Good day my beloved in Christ

Hello, I am hoping this mail finds you
 
 
I discovered your email via an online study I launched into and
supported with my prayers and I decided that it's far pertinent to
contact you for the motive of offering charity assistance to the
terrible and poor people . I am doing this with absolute trust because
I believe that precise and good human beings still exist in this
ungodly world.
 
My name is reverend sister Maria Garcia  and I am serving at
San Agustin catholic church in Manila Philippines. I am 67years and
tormented by pancreatic exocrine cancer.  From all consultations, my
situation has turn out to be worse and I have been made to know by my
doctors that I might not stay more than eight weeks if I insist to
embark on the subsequent surgical operation scheduled to be held next
month at johns Hopkins health center Baltimore Maryland in USA., and I
have been scared about this.  Furthermore,  I don't have any child of
my own due to the fact my spiritual commitment did not permit me to
marry.
 
Due to these reasons beyond my powers, I have made up my mind to
donate all my lifestyle savings, which seems to be at the sum of
$6,150,000.00usd (Six Million One Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars) to you. I give you the permission to utilize forty five
percent (45%) of this fund for your private wishes which will be
useful to you and your family, at the same time as you utilize the
other Fifty Five Percent (55%) for charity work by means of organizing
a foundation in your country under my name, for you to immortalize my
name whilst my existence in this earth ends.
 
This cash is deposited in a dependable bank in the Philippines and
currently I have informed my legal professional approximately my
selection to will this fund to you. You are to get back to me
immediately if you are fascinated to perform this task, so that I can
direct you on how to get in contact with my lawyer and account
officer.
 
Lastly,  I know I have never met you or set my eyes on you before, but
through prayers and fasting done by my spiritual adviser, Rev Fr
Timothy Mercado Quiero, I was able to choose your address among all I
came across with.  Provide the information below through my private
email address (rev.mariagarcia001@gmail.com) in other to fulfill this
which bothers me most:
 
 
YOUR  NAME:………………?
YOUR  COUNTRY:…………?
YOUR  PHONE NO:………?
OCCUPATION:……………?
AGE:……………………………?
SEX:………………………?
 
Sincerely,
Reverend Sis. Maria Garcia

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