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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: Celine Ross <celineross21@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:05:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Celine Ross


ATTN:TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs Celine Ross,from Kuwait.I am married to late
Mr Rawlings Ross, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in
Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six years before he died in the
year 2005,after a brief illness that lasted for only
five days. We were married for Eighteen years with a
duaghter(Hannah)who later died in a motor accident.

Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both
born again Christians. Since after 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 (US$2.5M)(Two
Million,Five hundred Thousand United States Dollar)
in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still
with the bank. Recently,Following my ill health, my
Doctor told me that I may not last for the next eight
months due to my cancer problem.The one that disturbs
me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a Christain organization (Church)that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein,according to the desire of my late husband
before his death. I want this fund to be used in
Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain
schools, and Churches for 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 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 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 in Abidjan. I will also issue you
the documents that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the Church 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. Contact me on this e-mail
address:(celineross49@yahoo.fr) any delay in your
reply
will give me room in sourcing another Church for this
same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your
reply. Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Celine Ross.



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