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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: Annisa Machiti <amachiti1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:35:03 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance Request


Greetings to you in the name of the Lord


Sorry for invading your privacy it was because of my situation and its
urgency that caused it, I am Mrs. Annisa Machiti a Philippine nationality I
am married to late Mr. James Machiti who was formerly coted’ivoire
ambassador to Philippine, Director general of Coted’ivoire Mining
Corporation for nine years and the national campaign chairman (FPI) Front
Popular Ivorian the political party of the former president Mr. Laurent
Gbagbo who is now at the Hague facing trials of crimes against humanity at
the international criminal court (ICC) before he died in April 2011. We
were married for twenty years with a child. He died during the civil war in
Coted’ivoire by the rebels the supporter of this current president because
he was a close allied to the former president.

Before his death we deposited the sum of Ten Million United State Dollars
(US$10,000.000) in a Suspense Coded fix Deposit Account in a bank, this
money were genuine and my late husband worked hard for this money, we
deposited this fund and filled attestation that this money will be
forwarded to a foreign account that will be supplied by my husband the
depositor or I his next of kin, I will attach and forward to you a copy of
the attestation.


*My major reasons of contacting you after prayers are in two major fold*;


1). Now our family advocate who is defending this fund deposited till its
maturity year is dead, so for the fear of confiscating this fund by this
present regime, knowing fully well that my late husband was a key figure to
the former president cabinet, who heard a very tough battle with this
present president before he was taken to the Hague.


2). Recently a medical report by my doctor confirms that my Cancer for the
breast have gotten to stage 4, which made it very difficult to live to the
next three months, one of my breast was cut off some months ago and I have
only breast left which I know I will not survive it this time, though what
disturbs me most is my stroke.


Now having known my condition and my little stay on earth I need to arrange
the welfare of my only child, that is why I need someone a foreigner whom I
will instruct the bank to forward this Ten Million United State Dollars
(US$10,000.000) to. I will like you firstly to take good care of my
daughter till she is up to age, and this is how I want this money to be
spent;


1). 40% will be used to estherblish a Charity Organisation (ANNISA MACHITI
OF THE NEEDY FOUNDATION) care for the orphanage, widows, Cancer patents,
destitute people such as earthquake, flood or typhoon/hurricane victims and
to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

2). 30% will be for you and your family and for your efforts in keeping my
goal even if I am dead.

3). 10% will be for my daughter’s up keeps all she will need at school,
home and public before she get to maturity age or marry.

4). 20% will be deposited in the bank with her name, and she will have the
whole documents of the deposited money will be in her keeps.


The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hands that give. I took
this decision because I have a child that will inherit this money but my
daughter can not carryout this work only because I and my late husband
decide to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our
daughter to have a better live. My daughter is just 19 year old now and
been grown up in Africa, She have low mentality and my husband's relatives
conspired to the death of my husband, 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 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 will like you to understand that my contact to you is a divine direction;
I know that With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue you a
letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this
fund, so my daughter will start coming over there for her to continue her
education since she is still in the collage because I have a short time to
stay and I want to see and make sure that my only child is in safe place
and hand before my death.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a nice individual
for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
stated here, so we need this transaction very urgent, contact me on same
email or amachiti@ymail.com

God bless you, yours faithfully
Mrs Annisa Machiti and Angela (daughter)

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