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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 <tremblayjuliene@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: tremblayjuliene@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:29:24 +0700
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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