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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: "monica onah" <monica_onah@telegraf.by>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 00:32:08 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Monica Onah,


From Mrs Monica Onah,
Cocody Cite des Arts,
Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire


Dear beloved in Christ,
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr Kone Onah who
worked with Ivory Coast embassy in Kuwait for nine years before we left to
Abidjan where he was re-appointed as a navy officer before his untimely
death in the year 2007.

We were married for eleven years without a child. He died in his home
country Ivory Coast after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since 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 $7.3Musd (Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand
U.S. Dollars) in cash concealed in a trunk box and deposits it with a
security company here in Abidjan which he declare and register it as
family valuables.

Recently, my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is
cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is the high blood
preasure sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I
am going to instruct herein. I want a church or individual that will
use this fund for orphanages, widows,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 to contact you.

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 were 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, with
your full address and telephone contacts, I shall give you the contact
of the security company here in Abidjan which he deposits trunk box. I
will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this trunk box(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.

Hoping to receive your reply.presently,I am still in my late husbands
home country abidjan capital city of ivory coast.Contact me from my above
email .

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Mrs Monica Onah

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