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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 Jennifer Merendino" <resolvennow@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jennifermerendin@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 23:03:13 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU???


CAN I TRUST YOU???
Dear Friend,
My Dear Friend ,I am very sure you can make a lot of difference by replyin=
g to my mail , become good friends in our Lord Jesus Christ and see that wi=
th greater power comes greater responsibility . You can make a lot of chang=
es in the life of others with this great offer from the Lord through me to =
you , most especially the poor at heart , and the less privileged. Firstly =
, I think i would start all with a proper introduction of myself .
I am Mrs. Jennifer Merendino, A widow to Late Anthony Merendino. I am 61 y=
ears old , suffering from long time cancer of the breast . From all indicat=
ions , my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may=
not live more than two months according to my doctor , because the stage a=
t which my cancer is (Level 3) , it is so critical and also to a very sever=
e stage. My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than 2 =
months and I am so scared about it. My late husband and i both grew up in a=
motherless home in Australia we got married and we travel to the United St=
ates for our wedding and we decided to stay back there simply because it is=
a lovely place to stay and we were given a permanent stay after so many
years of stay and also we have no child of our own due to one problem and t=
he other ,Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside =
my matrimonial home which the Bible is against even though i wish i had . I=
t is late now you know , and age is no longer on my side.but i still believ=
e the lord will send me someone that will make me smile which is you. I now=
decide to give all of my wealth, by contributing to the development of the=
motherless baby homes,less privileges, needy,
poor, charity homes,widows and Cancer patient too in your country and i jus=
t want you to forget about the distance between me and you. I am willing to=
donate the sum of $10.5 million usd dollars which is still the major inher=
itance i have left. I wish you could be someone who i could trust with all =
my heart,to make this wish of mine come true despite the my prayers over yo=
u before i get to contact you.
I really need you to use the funds to help the poor which is very essentia=
l and also the widow and cancer patient as me. I know this is hard, but you=
should keep this saying in your heart , I am like Moses in the Bible . He =
came to the Red Sea and Pharaoh behind him and no way to turn but God deliv=
ered him all by a miraculous deliverance . It will be a miracle from God to=
be able to help all the dear people God has laid on our hearts, as you hav=
e been laid on my heart to do is
will.
This is why with God in my heart i contact you and i want you to contact m=
e so we be in contact with all the poor souls out there. Give new lives , h=
opes and days . I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Chr=
ist is vanity and i hope you will agree with this also. I will be praying h=
ard that Satan will not stop this effort . Do contact me and i will tell yo=
u more of what you wish to know .Note that the Lord have a great reason for=
me contacting you and i
will be very grateful if you will heed to the call of the Lord by replying =
me (jennifermerendin@gmail.com)
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Jennifer Merendino

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