419 scam: "Mrs. Esther Koehler" <officeoffice00000000@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- estherkoehler80@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Esther Koehler" <officeoffice00000000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: office_office0001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:27:40 +0100
Subject: Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..

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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..

I am Mrs. Esther Koehler. A widow to Late Mr. John Koehler, I am
73years old, and I am
now a coveted Christian, suffering from long time cancer of the ear. From all
indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite
obvious that I won't
live long according to my doctors.

This is because my cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My
late husband was
killed during the U.S raid, against terrorism in Afghanistan when he
traveled to
Afghanistan to monitor a Hospital/a Humanitarian Found at (HHF) he was
setting up for
the benefit of the Afghan masses as of then; whose majority and 99
percent of them are
Muslims/ Islamic scholars and loyalists. During the period of our marriage we
couldn¡¦t produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after
his death, I
inherited all his businesses and wealth, and when I noticed that my
condition is not
improving rather it gets worsen by the day I decided to divide part of
this wealth, to
contribute to Charity and the development of the churches in Africa,
America , Asia
and Europe . I selected you after visiting the internet and I prayed
over it. I am
willing to donate the fund to you for charity, the less privileged, churches,
orphanages and widows, Propagating the word of God and to ensure that
the house of God
is maintained.

I took this decision upon myself because I don't have any child that
will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't
want my husband's
hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. Because I have come to
find out that
wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. Please I
want you to note
that this fund was deposited in a BANK for security purpose. And upon
my instruction,
my late husband¡¦s lawyer will file application to the BANK for the
release of the
consignment to you. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love
of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.
Await Your Urgent Reply via this e-mail address
:(estherkoehler80@gmail.com) any delay
in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church, another
person or Christian
individual for this same purpose.

Yours in Christ.
Mrs. Esther Koehler
Love & Prayers

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