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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: celine samuel <masamuel10000@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: mrs.celine.samuel55@live.fr
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:35:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest One.


( lease i want to commit this $9.1 Million into your hand )

Dearest One.

Please reply to my private e-mail address:mrs_celine_samuel55@ubbi.com

I am Mrs. Celine Samuel. from Botswana. I am married to Chief.John
Samuel who worked with Botswana embassy in Leshoto for nine years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for eighteen years with a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. 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$9.1 Million (Nine Million One hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a bank in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cance Problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Havingknown my condition I decided to donate part of this fund to motherless babies home or better still a God fearing individual that will utilize this money to the glory of God and to take care of my only child (Mark) who is eighteen years old now.

I want a person that will use this to fund orphanages and widows . I took this decision because my only child is still young and can not manage this fund very well and my husband relatives are not happy with my husband's wealth when he was alife and through my prayers and the directions of God, I have found out that their hands is in my husband's death and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by evil men. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan where my husband deposited the money.I will also issue a letter of authorisation that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of the money to enable them transfer the money to your account.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and you will take care of my only child,aswell you are going to take 20% of the total money why 5% will be for the whole expencies in this transfer.

Please reply to my private e-mail address: mrs_celine_samuel55@ubbi.com

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Celine Samuel



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