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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Juliana Moctar <julianamoctar3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:36:58 +0100 (CET)
Subject: hi how are you


Dearest one in lord,
I am Mrs juliana moctar from zambia .I am
married to cheif Seye moctar who worked with zambia
embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before
he died in the year 2007. 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 christain. Since he died I decided not to
remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home
because of the love i have for him .


When my late husband was alive we deposited a truk box which contain the sum of $2.5Million
(two Million Five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with
one of the security company in Abidjan. Presently, this money
is still with the security company they dnt know the real content of the box as money because my late husband deposited it as african art and family valuable just to afford blue eyes .
Recently, i was diagonised of heart cancer which my Doctor told me
that it is beyond medical solution . Having known
my condition I decided to donate this fund to a God
fearing person, or an organisation that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I
want an organisation that will use this fund for
orphanages, widows, or to run an christain school for
the poor, propagating the word of God and to
endeavor that the house of God is maintained. I took
this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my late husbands
family/relatives are not christains 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 Almighty God.
.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give
you the contact of the security company here in Abidjan or else
where becuase I am planning with them to send out
the trunk boxfollowing the ugly development recently in
this country, I will also issue you an authority letter that
will prove you the present beneficiary of this trunk box . I
want you and the organisation to always pray for me
..My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
christain. Whoever that Wants to serve God must serve
him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful
all through your life. Contact me on the above e-mail
address and any delay in your reply will give me room
in sourcing another organisation for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your
reply soonest.
Remain blessed
May the ALMIGHTY God be with you
Mrs juliana moctar




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