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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: SIS JOSEPHINE ANDREW <roidebonou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sisterjosephineandrew@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 04:10:14 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY MY DEAR BELOVED

Good Day my dear Beloved

I am sorry not to get back to you in time. I was on special assignment
in Vatican City (Rome) Just return last week.


I am Reverend Sister Zainah Anwar, from St. John's Cathedral Kuala
Lumpur ,Malaysia,it's very pathetic that we lost Rev. Father Gerard
Andrew of St. John's Cathedral Kuala Lumpur. Late Rev. Father Gerard
McMahon, parish priest, was an American and also an orphan but
nationalized in St. John's Cathedral Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.


He died on diedJan. 29, 2015 and before he died, he made a will and
instructs me to contact you on your email when he died as the next of
kin of his fund as his spirit directed him and made you the
beneficiary of his will a sum of $5,500,000.00 through your e-mail
address which he choose after a random sampling of many people's
e-mail addresses by the help of Microsoft international firm.


Now for you to claim your fund, forward your details below via this (
sisterjosephineandrew@gmail.com ) to me so I can forward it to the
CIMB BANK MALAYSIA for the release of your funds .


Full name.======
Contact address:====
Age:=====
Occupation:====
Private phone number:====
Driver License:=====


I will attach the deposited Certificate on your after hearing from you
the needed information, Congratulations once again I will be Looking
forward to be reading from you.


Best regards & God bless you.
REVEREND SISTER JOSEPHINE ANDREW

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