419 scam: "Mrs Veronica John." <vero_johnn@yahoo.co.jp> May the peace of the Almighty God be with you

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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:

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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Veronica John." <vero_johnn@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs Veronica John." <vero_johnn1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 22:09:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: May the peace of the Almighty God be with you

May the peace of the Almighty God be with you

My name is Mrs.Veronica John Tagro from Abidjan- Cote D'Ivoire.

I
have took a personal decision to donate what I inherited from my late
husband to the Charity, less privilege, building of schools and
hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor widows and orphans.

I am 68 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer since the past 4 years, immediately after the death of my husband.

We
were both married for 16 years without a child, I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money.

I
have been touched by God to donate what I have inherited from my late
husband through you for this charity work, rather than allowing it to
become a Bank or Government abandoned property while many people and
organizations are out there seeking for a financial assistant.

My
present condition has really thought me that all the wealth in this
world is vanity, I have made up my mind to donate this money to the
people in need so that God will have mercy on me and also accept my soul
in HIS Kingdom incase I do not survive this surgery as this is my 5th
surgery.

I will be going for another surgery and according to my
Doctor's comment that my survival in this surgery is not guaranteed, I
want to be sure that this fund has been donated to you before going for
this surgery.

I have decided to donate a Cheque of $700,000.00
(Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to you for this assignment, Charity,
less privilege, building of schools and hospitals and also for the
assistance of the poor widows and orphans.

I don't know you in
person but God knows you,so contacting you for this assignment is a
direction from the holy spirit of God to donate this fund outside this
country through you as my late husband has already donated alot in this
country, so you have to make sure that you use this donation fund as I
have directed so that the name of the Almighty God will be glorify
forever.

Due to the critical condition of my health, I will like you to send me the below details of yours immediately.

1) Your full names:.............
2) Your Nationality:.............
3) Your Residence or Office Adress:...................
4) Your Gender and Age:.......................
5) Your occupation and mobile number:..................

Immediately
I received the above details of yours, I will write an International
Cheque of $700,000.00 (Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with your name
which you will withdraw at any bank in your country.

I wish you all the best and may God bless you abundantly.

Your urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical condition of my health.

All
I need from you is prayers that GOD will accept my soul incase I didn't
survive this surgery. Also pray for the soul of my late Husband to rest
in peace (Mr.Kone Tagro) who worked with late President Félix
Houphouët-Boigny the first President of Cote D'Ivoire.

Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Be blessed in Jesus Name Amen .......
Mrs.Veronica J. Tagro

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