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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: comfortsomba@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:40:04 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=2ECOMFORT=20SOMBA=2E?=

FROM MRS.COMFORT SOMBA.
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA


Dearest,

I am Mrs Comfort Somba from India. I am married to Late Mr Daniel Somba
who worked with India embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died
in the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

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 $5.5Million (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)in
one of the Security Company here in Abidjan.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I have serious sickness which is 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 or individual that
will utilize it the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want a God fearing person that will use this fund for orphanage Homes,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 gives, I took
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money
and I don' t want my husband's efforts to be wasted or abandoned or a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly way.

Due to my health conditions, I have forwarded all the necessary documents
required for this fund released to the Security Company and also an Authority
Letter Directing the Security Company to release this deposited family treasure
to you as soon as you Identify yourself to the Security Company as the deposited
family treasures recipient.

Kindly contact the Security Company with the these Information's below and
request for this deposited family treasure as I have directed you.

MR JOSEPH USMAN.
NETWORK FINANCE & SECURITY SERVICE.
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE.
TEL, 00225 07100377
EMAIL,networkfinss@consultant.com

Hoping to receive your reply Immediately.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Comfort Somba.




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