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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: VERONIC WILLAMS <veronic_willams077@yahoo.no>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:50:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MY LAST WISH, WILL YOU USE THIS MONEY AS I AM INSTRUCTING YOU?,






Dear


I am Mrs Veronic Willams from Holland.I am married to Mr Richard Willams.
He worked with Holland embassy here in Coté d' Ivoire(Ivory Coast) for nine years before he died, in the year 2004. 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 $5.6Million
(Five Million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)in one of the central
bank of Côte d' Ivoire .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 you with hope that you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor 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 plenty of relatives are not Christians and I don’t
want our 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 Côte d' Ivoire ,and you've to contact them for
onward transferring of the fund to your destination. I will also issue you an
authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this
fund. I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.
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 and any delay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated
herein.
please respond on my alternative e-mail address ;
Mrs Veronic_willams077@yahoo.no,
I need these items,
Names......Sex........Age........profession........Address.....

Remain bless and God bless you aboundatly



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