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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: Mrs Esther John <estherjohnn643@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: estherjohn643@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:00:03 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Donaci=C3=B3n_de_la_se=C3=B1ora_Esther_John?=

Donación de la señora Esther John

Estimado en Cristo,

Soy la señora Esther John, estoy casado con difunto Sr. John Daniel, mi
marido estaba muy rico y acaudalado hombre de negocios que dirigía su
negocio de plantación de cacao / madera en Costa de Marfil.

Después de su muerte, empecé a gestionar todo su negocio y la riqueza.
mi difunto marido depositó Us2.5 millones de dólares en uno de los
grandes bancos en este país Costa Iviore, él nos quería usar el fondo
para ampliar su negocio plantación de cacao / madera a otros países
africanos antes de su muerte en el año 2014, después de una breve
enfermedad que duró sólo cinco días.

Nos casamos durante dieciocho años con una hija (Linda) que más tarde
murió en un accidente de circulación, antes de la prematura muerte de mi
marido, los dos estábamos cristianos nacidos de nuevo Puesto que después
de su muerte he decidido no volver a casarse o tener un hijo fuera de mi
matrimonio casa, que la Biblia está en contra.

Actualmente este dinero todavía está con el banco recientemente después
de mi mala salud Mi doctor me dijo que yo no durar los próximos ocho
meses debido a mi problema de cáncer el que más me molesta es mi
enfermedad cerebrovascular.

Sabiendo mi condición decidía donar este fondo a una organización
cristiana (Iglesia) que utilizará este dinero la manera que voy a mandar
adjunto, de acuerdo con el deseo de mi marido antes de su muerte.

Quiero este fondo que se utilizará en las actividades cristianas,
orfanatos, escuelas cristianas y las iglesias para propagar la palabra
de Dios y de procurar que se mantenga la casa de Dios.

La Biblia nos hizo entender que "Bendito es la mano que da". Tomé esta
decisión porque no tengo ningún niño que herede este dinero y mi marido
familiares no son cristianos y no quiero que los esfuerzos de mi marido
para ser utilizados por los incrédulos. No quiero una situación donde
este dinero será utilizado en una manera impía.

Es por eso que estoy tomando esta decisión, no tengo miedo de la muerte,
por lo tanto sé a dónde voy yo sé que voy a estar en el pecho del Señor.
Éxodo 14 vs 14 dice que "el señor luchará mi caso y yo llevará a cabo mi
paz".

Mi felicidad es que viví una vida de un cristiano digno Quienquiera que
desea servir al señor debe servirlo en espíritu y verdad siempre en
oración durante toda su cualquier retraso en su respuesta me dará
habitación en sourcing otra para este mismo propósito.
Permanezca bendito en el Señor.
Suyo en Cristo,
La señora Esther John

......................................................................................

Donation From Mrs. Esther John

Dear In Christ,

I am Mrs. Esther John ,I am married to late Mr. John Daniel, My late
husband was 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 Us2.5 million dollars in one of the big bank in this
country Cote d'Iviore, he wanted us to use the fund to expand his cocoa/
timber plantation business to other African countries before he died in
the year 2014, after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Linda) who later
died in a motor accident, before the untimely death of my husband, we
were both born again Christians Since after his death I decided not to
remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against.

Presently this money is still with the bank recently following my ill
health My Doctor told me that I may not last for the next eight months
due to my cancer problem the one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Christian
organization (Church) that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein, according to the desire of my late husband before his
death.

I want this fund to be used in Christian Activities like, Orphanages,
Christian schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God and to
endeavor 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".

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 always be
prayerful all through your any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another for this same purpose.
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Esther John

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