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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: Deborah Corde <deborahcorde49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cordedeborah100@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:15:53 +0100
Subject: Remain blessed in the Lord.

From:Mrs. Corde Deborah
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

I am the above Named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr. Robert
Corde. who worked with the Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for Nine
years before he died in 2010. We were married for eleven years without
a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since 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 $3.200 000.00 in the bank here in a fixed
suspense account and he declared the funds were made for our family
extending business.

I come to you after praying over it, I am willing to donate the sum of
$3, 200, 000 for your work to help the poor, needy,and less privileged
among your congregations/society. Please note that this fund is
deposited in a bank where my husband worked. I will appreciate it if
you will give attention to my request for propagating the kingdom
massage, I will provide you with more details on how to proceed

Whosoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and
Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing another church or individual
for the same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Corde Deborah

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