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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. Joy Kargbo." <mrsjoy2001kargbo@inMail.sk>
Reply-To: mrsjoy2002kargo@inMail.sk
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:35:41 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mrs.Joy Kargbo.



ATTN.

GOD BLESS YOU

I got your contact in my search for a trust worthy foreigner who will
assist me over my present predicament as I do not know whom to trust so I
allowed the spirit of God to re-direct me to a God fearing and responsible
person that can truly indicate his/her interest to utilise this fund:

INTRODUCTION

From: (Mrs.Joy Kargbo) I am the above named person from Cotonou Republic
of Benin but now undergoing medical treatment. I am married to Mr. Jullus
Ali Kargbo, who worked with multinational oil company CHEVRON in Kuwait
for the period of nine good years before he died in the year 2002.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 God fearing
family. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home.

FUND DEPOSIT

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8 Million Dollars
with a African Development Bank in COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN Presently,
this money is still with the Bank. Recently in COTONOU,my Doctor told me
that I would not last for the next couple of MONTHS due to cancer
problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke Having known my
condition I decided to donate this funds to church or a better Christian
individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
below:

DISBURSEMENT OF FUND

I want a church or individual that will disburse this fund to 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 giveth.I took this decision because I don’t have any
child that will inherit this money and my husbands relatives are not God
fearing people and I don’t want my husband shard 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 as because death is
refer to as a natural phenomenon which is bound to happen to us in the
course of our daily existence, conc eivably a man under the influence of
alcohol will definitely see double on the ward, In other words, I am been
influence by the Spirit of God to Seek your urgent Attention on the
subject matter. If you do Accept my offer, then contact me for mores info,

Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Joy Kargbo.


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