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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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Fraud email example:

From: mrs shirley perez fosgate <irenenzilani94@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shirleyperez113@aol.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:42:50 +0300
Subject: Dearly Beloved In Christ,

Dearly Beloved In Christ,

I bring peace and love to you from God and our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by
the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth, I had no
choice but to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal
life and in the sight of man to witness God's mercy and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs. Shirley Perez Fosgate, the wife of Mr. Abraham Fosgate from the
Philippines, My husband worked with the Central Bank Philippines for ten
years before he died in 2012. We were married for twenty-seven years
without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only
ten days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his
death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home
which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the
sum of $8,200,000.00 USD (Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand American
Dollars) with the Southern Coast Bank Of Sweden. Presently, this money is
still with the bank and the management just wrote me as the Next of Kin to
come forward to sign for the release of this fund only known to me and my
late husband or rather issue an authorization to somebody to receive it on
my behalf if I cannot come over.

Unfortunately, I'm in a hospital in the Philippines where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to
talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It
is my last wish to see this money distributed to charitable organizations
anywhere in the World. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much
of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge responsibility to any of them.Please, I beg you in the name of
God to help me stand and collect the money from the Southern Coast Bank Of
Sweden. I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to
fund churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to
ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us understand
that blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I don't
have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are
not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
misused by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold 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 soundless voice and 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.

As soon as I receive your response I shall give you the Bank information
send me your information such as:

1) Scan Copy of Your National Identity Card or your International Passport
2) Full Names
3) Residential Address
4) Country
5) Nationality
6) Mobile Number
7) Occupation

Yours in Christ,
Email, shirleyperez113@aol.com
Mrs. Shirley Perez Fosgate.

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