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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 Becky Wukovich" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rc604877@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 10:09:38 -0700
Subject: Greeting to you in the name of our God almighty**

Greeting to you in the name of our God almighty,

I am Mrs Becky Wukovich and i was married to Jerry Wukovich who is an Oil Consultant/ Contractor with the Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire National Petrolum Corpration 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 and we worship in glourios chapel church of
God.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the words is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $30.5 Million (Thirty million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars)in a bank in Spain.
Presently,the fund is still with the bank.

Recently, my Doctor Dr.Mrs Susan Diabate told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness but I pray
to God to heal me so that I will be alive and see his work done as my late husband instructed me.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church,individual or mosque that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,I want somebody that will use this fund for orphanages widows,propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained,The words of God 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 good to me and I dont want my husband efforts to be used by unbelievers,I dont 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 dont need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband relatives around me always,I dont 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 and my Doctor to communicate with them and claim the donation of the funds by all means and power.

I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.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.

any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another church or individual or mosque for this same purpose.Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply for more details and pls always put me in prayer so that our good God will heal me from my sickness.

Remain blessed in God.

Mrs Becky Wukovich

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