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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: "Mrs. Joycelyn Ghagahen" <mg12096@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ghagahanij@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 10:32:33 +0100
Subject: Hi

My beloved One

Endeavor to use the Fund as i stated herein!!!

With Due Respect And Humility, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs. Joycelyn Ghagahen, I am 68yrs
old,From the United Kingdom,I was married to the late Dr.Engr. Krusa
Ghagahen who until his death was the Chairman/CEO of Arthur global
industries and a philanthropist based in Cote d'I voire.

We were married for 38 years without a child. And recently, I was
diagnosed with cancer (cancer of the liver). When my husband was
alive,He deposited the sum Of (US$2.5) Two million five hundred
dollars in th here in the Bank in Cote d'Ivoire for safe
keeping.Presently this money is still in the Bank. Having known my
condition I decided to to donate this money to any good spirited
individual,Servant of God,charity organization, christian, Hindus,
Muslim or any individual that have the poor and the destitute in his
or her heart that can utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein.

I want you to use this money according to the desire of my late
husband to help the Less privileged,needles and the
orphanages,building churches, Mosques, maintaining houses of
God,building orphanages,schools and building care homes. I took this
decision because I have no offspring and seeing the sufferings of
people around,I decided to donate it, And I do not want in a way where
this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking
this decision to hand you over this money.Though i don't know you nor
met you before but i believe that the Almighty will work through you
in accomplishing his will.I want you to always remember me in your
daily prayers because of my upcoming cancer Surgery.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have Stated
herein. Expecting to receive your reassuring reply.
Thanks
Mrs. Joycelyn Ghagahen

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