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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: TREMBLAY Juliene <ika.purnamasari@brisyariah.co.id>
Reply-To: TREMBLAY Juliene <tremblayjuliene@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:17:35 +0700 (WIB)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?QUE_DIEU_VOUS_B=C3=89NISSE?=



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Excusez-moi de vous contacter de cette manière. C'est une œuvre de charité, soyez donc tranquille car je quantifie votre inquiétude. Je suis Mme Juliene TREMBLAY de nationalité Française, née le 14 Juin 1938. Je suis commerçante de bijoux, veuve et je n'ai jamais eu d'enfant avec mon époux. Lorsque parfois l'on se sent dans le désespoir avec du dégoût à la vie, il vaut mieux se confier à quelqu'un et espérer qu'un miracle peuvent nous arriver. En bref je suis présentement hospitaliser au Centre Hospitalier Elizabeth QUEEN, à Londres. Je souffre d'un cancer qui est en phase terminale et selon ce que m'a justifié le Docteur, mes jours sont comptés du fait de mon état de santé dégradé. J'ai cette maladie depuis plus de 4 ans, alors je contacte une personne pour un projet de donation d'une somme (2.240.517€) se trouvant dans une mallette que j'ai gardé dans le coffre d'une banque après avoir vendu tout mes biens et je ne souhaite pas que cette somme revienne aux autorités de la banque. C'est pourquoi je contacte une personne consentant et j'aimerais que ce dernier accepte ce geste de générosité. Je ne serai pas long, j'attends une réponse favorable à mon adresse privé tremblayjuliene@gmail.com et des précisions sur cette personne pour lui donner plus de détails. En ma faveur, j'aimerais que vous fassiez quelques choses, des séances de prières et imploriez Dieu pour moi. Voici l'offre portée à votre attention. Répondez à mon adresse E-mail privé tremblayjuliene@gmail.com

QUE DIEU VOUS BÉNISSE
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Excuse me for contacting you this way. It is a work of charity, so be quiet because I quantify your anxiety. I am Mrs. Juliene TREMBLAY of French nationality, born June 14, 1938. I am a jewelry trader, widow and I have never had a child with my husband. When we sometimes feel despairing with disgust at life, it is better to confide in someone and hope that a miracle can happen to us. In short, I am currently hospitalized at the Elizabeth QUEEN Hospital in London. I am suffering from cancer that is terminally ill and according to what the doctor has justified me, my days are counted because of my degraded state of health. I have had this illness for more than 4 years, so I contact a person for a project of donation of a sum (2.240.517 €) in a briefcase that I kept in the trunk of a bank after having Sold all my property and I do not want this money to come back to the bank. That is why I am contacting a willing person and I would like him to accept this gesture of generosity. I will not be long, I await a favorable response to my private address tremblayjuliene@gmail.com and details about this person to give him more details. In my favor, I would like you to do a few things, prayer sessions and implore God for me. Here is the offer brought to your attention. Reply to my e-mail address tremblayjuliene@gmail.com

GOD BLESS YOU

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