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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: sharifajoshua <sharifajoshuaaz@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sharifajoshua <sharifajoshua@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:59:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DONATION FOR THE WORK OF GOD

Dear,

Calvary
greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Joshua'm Mrs.
Sharifa from Kuwait. I was married to Mr. Bashir Joshua. Who worked with
Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast 19 years without a child and
my husband died in 2008. I am contacting you to let you know my desire
to
donate the sum of $ 3.5 million in a bank here in Abidjan Côte d?
Ivoire. Presently, this money is still in the bank for charities in your
country, which I inherited from my late husband. Because of my illness
(cancer) has confirmed that out of just eight months by
doctors, so it is my desire to see that this money is invested to any
organization that wishes and distributed each year among the
organizations babies charity motherless home, schools and support for the men and women who are
homeless or what you may consider to be the benefit of the less
fortunate.
I do not want this fund will be invested in an untimely manner. Once we receive your response confirming their
acceptance of the work, give me all the relevant information to
authorize the release and transfer the money to you as my duly appointed
representative.
My
happiness is that I lived a life worthy of a Christian. Whoever wants
to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and in truth.
I want to send the following to me by the procession of the affidavit:

(1) Your full name ............................
(2) Your address ......................
(3) ................. Nationality
(4) His Age / Sex ......................
(5) Your Occupation .....................
(6) Your marital status .................

(7) Your telephone number ...........
This
information need is very urgent. Any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.
I hope to receive your urgent response.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ


Thank You,
Ms. Sharifa Joshua

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