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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> goztevcoy@textcollege.cc
Reply-To: revmariagarcia@gmail.com
Date: 24 Jul 2024 10:11:06 +0300
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU

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 John's Hopkins health center Baltimore Maryland in the
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 on 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 (revmariagarcia@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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