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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: jennifer donald <joefrank045@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenniferdanald2120@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 22:10:41 +0100
Subject: Hello My Beloved One.

My Beloved One.

I greet you with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, It is true that
this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask
you to give me your attention and hear me well. My name is Mrs.
Jennifer Donald from Ivory Coast west African but me and my husband
lives in Ivory Coast since he retired from work until his death. I am
married to Mr. Anthony Donald who once worked with our Embassy in
Germany in the year 2004 and he also worked in an embassy in London
for a period of 12 years before he died.

We were married for 22 years without a child before he died after a
brief illness. Since his death I decided not to re-marry due to my
religious belief. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of USD$9.500.000.00 (NINE Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
American dollars) with a Bank here in Ivory Coast West African.
Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank. Recently, my
Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 2 months due to my
cancer illness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to churches,
organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein.

I want you to use this money for churches, Charity organization,
orphanages, widows and other people that are in need. l took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money.
Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since I develop a
Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me dead in order to
inherit his wealth since we have no Child. These people are not worthy
of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision to contact
you and donate this fund to you in order for you to use it for the
charity works.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you more details about the
fund and also the contact of the Bank here in Ivory Coast where this
money is deposited. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the
bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. I also
want you to always put me in your prayers because life has been hell
for me since this while that my sickness became serious.

Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good
person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.

Please Email me for more details(jenniferdanald2120@gmail.com)

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Yours sister in the Lord,

Mrs. Jennifer Donald.

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