419 scam: Carlos Manuel <kokojay17@gmail.com> INVESTMENT FOR CHARITY

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Carlos Manuel <kokojay17@gmail.com>
Reply-To: carlos.manuelx1@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:44:14 -0800
Subject: INVESTMENT FOR CHARITY

INVESTMENT FOR CHARITY

Hello,

My name is Eng Carlos Manuel a Consultant, Oil and Gas Merchant,married to
late Mrs.Maria Manuel.We were married for 23 years without a child. she
died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since her death
I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.

I have an investment capital of US $65,560,000.00 Presently with the
Investment Firm,I was diagnosed with Esophageal cancer but,which worries me
most now, 3 days ago i was diagnosed again of Multiple Kidney Stone.Now the
doctors told me that i have few weeks to live.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a good investor
or an organization who have the fear of God to use this fund to help the
poor.And to utilize this money in the way I am going to instruct here
in.and victims of war, environmental protection,charities, orphanages and
widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and as a part of restitution for the atrocities of my past life. I
don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner,
hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

If you consider yourself capable, morally and spiritually for this project,
please send me a brief memo of how you intend to use the
funds. As soon as I here from you, I will send you more details.I am in the
hospital now.

I am waiting to hear from you.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,
Eng Carlos Manuel

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