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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Joyce Ghagahen" <mrselizaberthsinbi01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ghagahanij@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:35:17 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD.

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD.

Dear beloved,

After going through your profile I decided to contact you for
friendship and assistance and distribution of my inheritances as I
make this Proposal to you as a person of integrity. I got your contact
through Network online internet search in my personal search for a
reliable and reputable individual to handle a very confidential
transaction which involves the transfer of $2.6 Million US Dollars in
a Finance Security firm. and I decided to write you. As you read this,
I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I Believe everyone
will die someday.

My name is Mrs. Joyce Ghagahen I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate What I have to you/ church/charity Organizations. I am 64 years
old and I was diagnosed with esophageal Cancer for about 3 Years ago,
I am married to Sir Kroosa Ghagahen who worked with Abidjan Judicial
Commission for over a decade before he died on 5th of January in the
year 2012. We were married for fifteen years without a child and he
has left me everything he worked for.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
For anyone. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focus on my self as that was the only thing
I Cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is
more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the
world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this
world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
Now that I know My time is near I have been touched by God to donate
from what I have Inherited from my late husband for the good work of
God, rather than Allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned
funds ungodly.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended
With what I have left for them. The last of my money which is the huge
Cash deposit that I have with Financial Firm Abroad. I will want you
to Help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations And let them know that it is me Mrs. Joyce Ghagahen that
is making this Generous donation.

I pray that God uses you to support and assist me with good heart
Please pray that the good Lord forgives me my sins. I have asked God
to Forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I
will be going in for an operation in less than few days. I decided to
WILL/donate the money to you for the good work of the lord, And also
to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the Assistance
of the widows.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
This money and my husband relatives are not inclined to helping poor
Persons and I do not want my husband's hard earned money to be misused
Or spend in the manner in which my late husband did not specify. I
wish you All the best and May the good Lord bless you abundantly, and
please use The funds well and always extend the good work to others.

I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and The
nature of your business does not necessarily matter. For your
assistance, I am offering you 40% of the total sum for your good will
assistance, 60% is for the charity work.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize
my last wish.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have Stated
herein. Expecting to receive your re-assuring reply.

Regards,
Mrs. Joyce Ghagahen

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