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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: faith kwuwa <faith1087kwuwa@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <faith_ingod@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 23:18:27 +0200
Subject: From: Sister Faith Greetings!!



From: Sister Faith Greetings!! Dearest in the LORD, Greeting in the name of the LORD,I Sister Faith Kwuwa from Ivory Coast , Republique du Codte d voire, but now undergoing medical treatment here in Abidjan . I am aware that this email will come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not known before now, but please I beg you to read through in the name of GOD. I am married to Mr. Ali Kwuwa, who worked with multinational oil company CHEVRON in Kuwait for 16 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 God fearing family. 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 Eighteen Million United States Dollars ($18.000 000.00M) in a Financial Firm here in Ivory Coast, Republique du Codte d voire presently.The Doctors have made it clear to me that I would not last for the next couple of months due to cancer problem, which was not detected on time. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke having known my condition I decided to donate these funds to a good individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to Instruct bellow. I want an individual or Organisation that will use this fund to build motherless babies homes, donates to the less privileged, widows and most importantly propagating the word of God and to ensure 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 husbands relatives are not God fearing people and I don't want my husband hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an un godly 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. Please if you accept to use this money the way I have directed you please reply me as soon as you receive this mail. Faith Kwuwa.
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