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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 Faith Anthonia Adhikari." <fthanthony@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fth_anthony@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:02:41 +0100
Subject: Mrs Faith Anthonia Adhikari.

FROM MRS.FAITH ANTHONIA ADHIKARI.
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA
Dearest,

I am Mrs Faith Anthonia Adhikari from India. I am married to Late Mr Daniel Adhikari who worked with India embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he diedin 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 International Banks 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 handthat 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 transfer to the bank and also an Authority Letter Directing the bank to transfer this fund to your account as soon as you Identify yourself to the bank as the fund recipient.

Kindly contact the bank and request for this fund as I have directed you.

Hoping to receive your reply Immediately.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Faith Anthonia Adhikari.



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