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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: angelina lobi <angelinalobi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:41:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CALL FOR GOD MINISTRY


FROM Mrs Angelina lobi
Abidjan Cote D´Ivoire.

Dearest in the Lord.

I am the above named person from South Africa. I am married to Mr. Mark Lobi who worked with SouthAfrican embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2002. 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 achild outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of $ 12.5 Million (TWELVE Million five hundredthousand U.S.Dollars) in a security company here in Abidjan.
Presently, this money is still with the securitycompany,I will give you their contacts so that you will arrange for a meeting with them.I have informed the security company that I will appoint somebody who will come for the sake of the consignment for it's clearance from them presently . I have a serious sickness that disturbs me so much.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or a serious believer that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct I herein. want you to 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 gives. 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 dont 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 security
company here so that you will go there and clear the money. if you wish to see the documents given to my husband as prove of the deposit I will send
it to you.I will also issue you an authority letter which will be prepared by my lawyer here as A WILL which will
prove that you are the present beneficiary of this
fund. I want 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 get back to me is urgent.
the amount is 12.5 millions us dollars
Best regards,
Mrs Angelina Lobi



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