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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: mariatta alonso <mrs.mariatta19@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs.almariatta@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:08:41 +0600
Subject: from mrs. mariatta



DEAR BELOVED FRIEND,
GREETING TO YOU AND TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD CHRIST JESUS. AMEN.
IN FACT, MY MESSAGE TO YOU IS BY THE DEVINE DIRECTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD WHICH I BELEIVE YOU WILL NOT HESITATE TO OBEY OR WORK FOR THE LORD FOR HIS GLORY SAKE, HENCE HE ALSO HAS PROMISED NOT TO FORSAKE YOU IN THE DAYS OF YOUR TROUBLE.

MY NAME IS MRS. MARIATTA ALONSO BEDIE FROM BOGOTA IN COLUMBIA, I AM 47 YEARS OLD. I HAVE DECIDED TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO CARRY OUT MY LAST WISHES, HENCE MY PERSONAL DOCTOR HAD TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY BUT FEW MONTHS TO LIVE AS A RESULT OF THE CANCER SICKNESS THAT I AM SUFFERING FOR.

DEAR, I KNOW IT WILL SOUND TOO SAD AND PITYFUL THAT I WAS MARRIED TO MR. STEPHEN C. BEDIE, A NATIONALIST OF IVORY COAST, WHO WORKED IN IVORY COAST EMBASSY IN COLUMBIA FOR FOR THE PERIOD OF 8 YEARS, WHERE WE MET AND GOT MARRIED AND AFTER HE WAS DEPLOYED TO ABIDJAN, CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST (HIS COUNTRY) WHERE HE WAS RE-APPOINTED AS A DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, WHERE HE DIED LAST YEAR 2006. BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH LAST YEAR, WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS, BUT WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN GOOD YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD. AND SINCE HIS DEATH, I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY OR HAVE ANY CHILD OUTSIDE MY MATRIMONIAL HOME WHICH THE BIBLE IS AGAINST.

DESPITE MY CANCER ILLNESS AND WHAT MY DOCTOR HAD TOLD ME, WHAT DISTURBS ME MOSTLY NOW IS THE US$6,000,000.00 MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN. BECAUSE OF MY CANCER SICKNESS, MY FATE IN DEATH AND RELIGEOUS BELIEF, I HAVE DECIDED BY THE DEVINE DIRECTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD TO DONATE THIS FUND TO LIVING CHURCHES OF GOD, CHARITY ORGANISATION, ORPHANAGES OR LESS PRIVELLAGES, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THE MONEY, AND MY LATE HUSBAND'S RELATIVES ARE NOT BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS, AND I DON’T WANT TO ENTRUST THIS VERY FUND TO ANY OF THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO USE THE MONEY IN AN UNGODLY WAYS. I THEREFORE SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME CARRY OUT THIS MY LAST WISHES BY RECEIVING THE DEPOSIT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND DISTRIBUTE THIS FUND TO THE CHURCHES OF GOD FOR PROPAGATION OF HIS WORDS ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURE, ALSO DONATE SOME TO ORPHANAGES ETC; JUST AS I HAVE DIRECTED HEREIN. I BELIEVE, GOD WILL PROTECT AND BLESS YOU ABOUNDANTLY FOR HIS GLORY SAKE.

THEREFORE, ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO WORK FOR THE LORD BY CARRYING OUT THIS MY DESIRED WISHES TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUND AS I HAVE DIRECTED AND STATED HEREIN, KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS OF YOURS TO ENABLE ME INSTRUCT THE SECURITY COMPANY TO RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU. REMEMBER I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU AN AUTHORITY LETTER THAT WILL PROVE YOU THE PRESENT AND BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.


(1) YOUR FULL NAMES: ____________________(2) HOME ADDRESS: ____________________(3) YOUR CONTACT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS: ______________{4} COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE:____________{5} PROFESSION/ AGE;____________________

FURTHEREMORE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK WHEN MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY BOTH FEW MONTHS TO LIVE. SO, IT IS MY WISH TO SEE THAT THIS FUND IS DISTRUBUTED TO CHARITY ORGANISATIONS, LIVING CHURCHS OF GOD, ORPHANGES AND LESS PRIVELLAGES BEFORE I DIE, BECAUSE MY LATE HUSBAND'S RELATIVES AND FRIENDS HAS PLUNDERED SO MUCH OF MY LATE HUSBANDS WEALTH SINCE MY ILLNESS AND I CANNOT LIVE IN AGONY ENTRUSTING THIS HUGE AMOUNT TO THEM.

FINALLY, I WANT YOU AND THE CHURCH TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME BECAUSE MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF A WORTHY CHRISTIAN, WHICH I KNOW THAT IF I DIE, I WILL REST IN THE BOSSOM OF THE LORD, HENCE I AM NOT AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO DIE. PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.

MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AWAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
SINCERELY,
YOUR'S SISTER IN CHRIST JESUS,
MRS. MARIATTA ALONSO.
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