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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: Josephine Gauthier <josephinegauthier14@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 06:20:53 +0100
Subject: RE: FROM MRS. JOSEPHINE


My Beloved,

I greet and thank you in the name of our lord Jesus Christ our saviour, for your quick response to my message. How are you and all the members of your Families, hope that you are bouncing in the lord with joy in a good health condition, If so thanks be to almighty father for his mercy and protection.

I appreciate your determination to carryout this humanitarian work there in your Country, though, We have never meet each other face to face before, but as Gods' people, we should learn to accept all thing positively and in a good faith because all that is good, cometh from above. I believe you read my first email to you very well and you understand the points.

So we should hold our hands together to touch the lives of the needy, Motherless babies, Widows, disable ones and also to promote the word of God, with hope that you are ready for this Godly assessment. I thank you very much for your willingness to assist me to accomplished my Vow to God almighty, I pray that God will grant you his wisdom which shall enable you fulfil this humanitarian project to his Glory.

Beloved, i wish to inform you that I am presently on a sick bed. I was admitted in the hospital some days ago, it is a nursing sister here who use to help me in typing this letter in the computer and send to you. In fact God has been using her to help me ever since i was admitted in their hospital, so i want you to hasten up this transaction so that the bank will transfer the fund in your account as soon as possible. It is my intention to be alive and witness that you have receive the fund in your account and start the humanitarian work of God immediately there in your Country.

Beloved, i will need this information below so that i will put them to the application letter which i will submit to the Bank to enable them proceed on the transfer :

Your full Name,
Country of Origin,
Your occupation,
Your Age,
Your picture,
Your Phone Number,

As soon as i hear from you with this needed information, I will write an application letter to the bank and instruct them to proceed o the transfer, I will also forward and gave you the contact information of the bank, to enable you contact them immediately for the transfer requirements and to know how the fund shall be release and made transfer to your bank account in your Country.

In my next mail, I will send to you a copy of the two legal documents which my late husband used to deposit this fund in the bank to prove to you the genuity of this transaction. I have attached a photo of me and my husband for your view.

Thanks for now and I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible. May the lord be with you and bless you, Please I need your prayers concerning my illness.

Thank you and God Bless You.
Yours sister in Christ,
Mrs.Josephine Gauthier.



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En date de : Lun 18.8.14, Wayde Collins <WaydeC@Guysuco.com> a écrit :

Objet: RE: FROM MRS. JOSEPHINE
À: "josephinegauthier14@yahoo.com" <josephinegauthier14@yahoo.com>
Date: Lundi 18 août 2014, 0h18





HTML Message




INTERESTED.

KEEP ME
POSTED.
 


From: Josephine Gauthier
[mailto:joseguathier@yahoo.co.jp]


Sent: 16 August 2014 16:44

To: Wayde Collins

Subject: FROM MRS. JOSEPHINE


 




LOT 104, JACQUES AVENUE,

01 B.P. 3691 COCODY,

ABIDJAN -COTE D'IVOIRE.



MY BELOVED,

I AM MRS JOSEPHINE GAUTHIER, FROM CANADA, A WIDOW TO LATE
MR. WILLIAM GAUTHIER. I AM 51 YEARS OLD, AND SUFFERING FROM
LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATION MY
CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS
THAT I MIGHT NOT LIVE MORE
THAN TWO WEEKS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR BECAUSE THE CANCER
HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY WORST / DANGEROUS STAGE.



MY LATE HUSBAND AND MY ONLY CHILD DIED LAST THREE YEARS AGO,
HIS DEATH WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS A
VERY RICH AND WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN WHO WAS RUNNING HIS COCOA
/ TIMBER PLANTATION BUSINESS IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE. AFTER
HIS DEATH, I STARTED MANAGING
ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. MY LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED
US$15.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE OF THE BIG BANK IN THIS
COUNTRY COTE D'IVIORE, HE WANTED TO USE THE FUND TO
EXPAND HIS COCOA/ TIMBER PLANTATION BUSINESS TO OTHER
AFRICAN COUNTRIES BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.



THIS FUND IS STILL IN THIS BANK TILL TODAY, NOW THAT MY
DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN TWO
WEEKS BECAUSE OF SICKNESS, I DECIDED TO DONATE THE SUM OF
US$15,400,000.00 ( FIFTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FOR
HUMANITARIAN WORK BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE THIS MONEY TO THE
GRAVE.



I SINCERELY REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS HUMANITARIAN
WORK. I WANT TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SO
THAT YOU WILL USE 80% OF THE FUND TO HELP THE FOLLOWING
PEOPLE:




1, MOTHERLESS BABIES.

2, WIDOWS.

3, DISABLE PEOPLE.



THE 20% OF THE FUND IS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, IF YOU WILL
ACCEPT TO DO THIS HUMANITARIAN WORK. YOU WILL PROMISED ME
THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME WHEN THE FUND WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, AND
YOU WILL ALSO ASSURED ME
THAT YOU WILL USE THE 80% OF THE MONEY FOR THE SAID
PURPOSE.



REPLY TO ME URGENTLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS
TRANSACTION BECAUSE ANY DELAY TO YOUR RESPONSE WILL GIVE ME
A ROOM TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER RELIABLE PERSON FOR THE SAME
PURPOSE, HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

MRS. JOSEPHINE.




 

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