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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: Jessica Boarki <jessicaboarki44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jessica Boarki <boaki_jessi@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 04:32:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAREST ONE OF GOD

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire .

DEAREST ONE OF GOD
I
am the above named person from Kuwait . I am married to MR.Andrew
Boarki, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years
before he died in the year 2004. 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
born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2. 5 Million (Two
Million and Five Hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in the bank here in
Abidjan in a suspense account.
Presently,
the fund is still in the bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that i have
seriously sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me
most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church that will use
this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to
endeavour 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 husband relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my
husband’s efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don’t want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking
this decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where I am going. I
know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that the Lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I
don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence the presence of my husband’s relatives is around me always I
don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of the bank here in Abidjan . I want you and the church to always pray
for me because the Lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a
life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must
serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through
your life.
reply me for more
information’s, in your reply will give me room in sourcing another
church or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Send me the following informations as per  below.
Your full names...........................
Address ..........................................
Age ....................................................
Occupation ..........................................
Photo..............................................

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Jessica  Boarki

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