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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!

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From: kenduzza2016@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:45:06 +0000
Subject: DO IT FOR GOD

Event RSVP

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzh3GbBPNSKFvcUyW-mgYcNA5PjhptVrCm0T91Iwmj_EaiGw/viewform?vc

Dearly Beloved,


I am Mrs.Gene Gohring from Zurich Switzerland, I was married to late
Mr.Gene Hogan who worked at the Agco,

global agricultural equipment manufacturer, I am 79 years old,presently
suffering from a long time cancer of

the breast which has affected my talking & hearing lately.


The cancer has reached a critical stage, so my doctors have courageously
advised me to indulge in Prayers as

well because it is clear that I would not live past the next two to three
months. I was raised in an orphanage

home, and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christians so after his death I decided not to
re-marry, he died in a fatal airplane

crash CLICK TO VIEW THE
NEWS<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm> which I
know is political

motivated because of his interest in so many business ventures. I sold all
my inherited belongings and

deposited a sum of $8 million dollars with a bank.

Presently, the money is still with the holding bank, and I received a
letter from the management of the holding

bank as the real depositor urging me to come forward to receive the money
after keeping it for such a long or

rather issue a letter of approval or power of attorney to somebody due to
my present health condition to

receive it on my behalf or the management will confiscate the funds.

Further more, I can not come over as a result of my illness; I'm with
my laptop in a hospital where I have been

undergoing treatment and have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few

months to live.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any Charitable
Organization of your choice and

distributed each year among the Charity organizations and Orphanages, so I
want a good humanitarian to use this

money to fund Churches, needy and Widows in suriname or in your Country but
preferably in suriname and I must

let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold
step towards this issue, and I hope

you will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall use the little money I have for my
drugs and Media-care to procure and

issue you a letter of authority which will prove that you are the new
beneficiary of my funds and I shall

release the contact of the bank to you.

However,you will be entitled to 30% of the total fund for your humanitarian
effort 3% will be for

transportation expenses and others while 69% will be for charity.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I hope
to hear from you soonest if you are

willing to handle this project Psalms 41: 1 Blessed is he that considerate
the poor, the Lord will deliver him

in
time of trouble.

Thanks for your understanding as i await your favourable response

Yours regard

Mrs Gene Gohring





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