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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: mahdi mamadou <moohmahhaa@web.de>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:40:36 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved From Mrs. Miriam Mamadou.



Mrs. Miriam Mamadou. Senior Vice President
Mankafi Farms,
20 Rue Avenue, Bouake,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [mailto:mohmah1978@yahoo.fr] Dearest Respectful One,
My letter to you may really come to you as a very big embarrassment but i want you to see it as a desperate means of a dying mother to secure the future of her only seed in life, my only child and son Mahdi .I personally searched for these information concerning you because i want my son to have a very far and distant area to stay considering the many fingers that are willing to clamp him to death.As a matter of fact, i wish to let you know more about me and the reason why i decided to communicate to you in these manner and i hope you give a second and meaningful thought towards it.Thank you. My name is Mrs Miriam Mamadou, a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to late Dr. Mahdi Mamadou who was until his death the President and Founder of Mankafi farms in Ivory Coast before he died in the year October 2006. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after an illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were very good to people and we feared God. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $8 Million ( Eight Million United States Dollars) with one of the good banks here in Cote d'Ivoire. Presently, this money is still with the bank. I have being sick for a while but recently, the diagonises showed that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem. It was these cancer that contributed to my having stroke. and it is these stroke that disturbs me most .Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to church, or a Mosque or better still an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I want a person that will use this fund to take care of churches, Mosques, orphanages, Research centres and widows and also to propagate the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. God made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.
Coming to the agreement signed between the bank and my late husband, i have a son who is the next of kin but it is very unfortunate that he cannot carryout this work only because i and my late husband decided to use some of the money to work for God and then leave some for him( Mahdi ) to have a better life in his future. My son is just 17 years old now and does not know anything about handling these money because he is a very small boy .My husbands relatives would do anything to kill him because the know that my health is so bad i might not survive and he has no other person to call his own and I dont want my family hard earned money to be misused by them. I dont want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. Because of my health and due to the presence of my family relatives around me , I want your telephone calls and communication in this regard to be directed to my son, Mahdi Junior, with this our telephone number 0022508985625 , immediately you received this message. I don’t want any of my husband family relatives to receive this money because i greatly suspect the have a hand in the death of my husband. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/bank where my husband deposited the money. I will also issue you a letter of proof of authority / authorisation that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me . My greatest happiness is these my contact with you.
Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here and that you will take my son as your own son.
Expecting to hear from you.
Remain blessed . Mrs. Miriam Mamadou and son Mahdi +22508985625.



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