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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: Myriam Habib <dandjekpo121@gmail.com>
Reply-To: myrahbao@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 18:14:35 +0200
Subject: From mrs Myriam

Dearest In Christ,

I am Mrs Myriam Habib ,from Kuwait., am married to late Mr Abdul
Habib, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six
years
before he died in the year 2009,after a brief illness that lasted for
only five days

We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter( Meita )who later
died in a motor accident.Before the untimely death of my husband,we
were both
born again Christians. Since after his death, i decided not to
remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against. When
my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$3.5M) (Three
million,five hundred thousand united states dollar) in a general trust
account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire.

Recently,following my ill health, my doctor told me that i may not
last for the next eight months due to my cancer problem. what disturbs
me most is my stroke sickness, having known my condition i decided to
donate this fund to a Charity organization (Charity organisation that
will utilize
this money the way i am going to instruct herein,as the desire of my
late husband.

I want this fund to be used in a positive way such like,orphanages,
schools, and for propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the
house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that
giveth". i took this decision because i don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are unbelievers and i
don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
way,this is why i am taking this decision.


I am not afraid of death hence i know where i am going i know that i
am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace".
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.

I don't want them to know about this development

With God all things are possible, ass soon as i receive your reply i
shall give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan.

I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this fund. please,do remember me in your prayers and
please assure me that you will act accordingly as i Stated herein.


Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person
for this same purpose.

I would be expecting your reply via myrahbao@yahoo.com



Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,

Mrs Myriam Habib

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