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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: mrsanita_tanco@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:43:51 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Anita Tanco

My Dear,

I am Mrs ANITA TANCO ANTHONY .C.SAMUEL from Solomon Island but now
undergoing medical treatment now in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire West Africa. I
am married to Late
Mr.Anthony .C. Samuel who worked with Malasyia embassy here in Abidjan
Cote
D'Ivoire for twelve years before he died in the year 2002.We were
married
for fifteen years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days. Before his death we were both born again Christians.Since his
death
I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.
When
my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $9.5Million (nine
Million
Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a bank here in Abidjan Cote
D'Ivoire,presently
this money is still in the
bank's bequest suspence account where it was being
deposited by my late husband.

Recently after my previous clinical check up,my Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next ten months due to cancer
problem.Though
what disturbs me most is my stroke.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to church or a
better Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am
going
to instruct him or her,I want a church or individual that will use these
money to help churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of
God
and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. Itook 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 hard earned
money
to be misused by unbelievers.Idon't want a situation whereby 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 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, and
becaus e of 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 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire where
the money is being deposited. Iwant you and the church to always pray
for
me because the lord is my shepherd. 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 for a church or Christian
individual
for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
dvised.You can email me in this
Address,(anita2003_tanco@yahoo.fr
) Hoping to hear from you and
wishing Remain blessed in
the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs.ANITA TANCO


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