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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: eh_20042004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:27:54 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Greetings=20to=20you=20in=20the=20name=20of=20the=20LORD=21?=

Greetings to you in the name of the LORD!

I am the above named person from Angola. I am married to Mr. LOBI HUDSON
who worked with Angola embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died
in the year 2003. 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 $10.3Million (ten Million,Three hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)in
a FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT with a bank here in Ivory Coast. Presently,this
money is still with bank here in Ivory Coast.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next eight months
due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a
ministry that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the
word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth.

I took this decision because I don?t have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don?t want my husband's
efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don?t want a situation where this money
will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this 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 health hence the 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 reply I shall give you the contact of
the bank here in Ivory Coast. I will also issue you an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and
the church
to always pray for me because the lord is my strenghten and healer.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever 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 ministry or organisation for this same purpose.


Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Evelyn Hudson



















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