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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: <madamsusan01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:22:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greating In The Name Of Our Lord

Dearest one in Christ,
address madamsusan01@yahoo.co.jp
Thank you and may God Almighty bless and reward you abundantly for devoting your precious time and energy going through my mail. I am Mrs. Susan Adams from Kuwait and i married to Mr. John Adams who worked with the Kuwaitian Embassy here in Cote d'ivoire for nine years before he died in the year
2005 after a brief illness.
We were married for eleven years without a child. Before his death, we were both born again and devoted christians and since after his death, i decieded not to remarry. Before my late husband died he made a deposited of the sum of U.S $ 7.500.000 (Seven Million, five hundred thousand U.S
Dollars) in a Bank here in Abidjan (Cote d' ivoire).
Recently, apart from my stroke illness, my pancreatic cancer sickness is becoming more serious and my doctor confirmed it that i have a precised time to live. Having known my condition of health, i willfuly decided donating this fund to a church or a God fearing one that will ultilise this fund
the way i am going to instruct here. This money i know is not all that enough, but i hope it will go a long way assisting our less fortunates.
I desire and demand the church or individual to use this fund for orphanages, charity homes, victims of war and aids, propagating the word of God and to endeavour the house of God is being maintained.because the Bible made us to understand this in the Book of Acts 20:35 that, it is more blessed
to give than to receive. I took this decision because i dont have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not born again christians. I dont want my dear husband's efforts and i to be Larvished by unbelivers and in an unGodly manner.

Since i have a short time to live as my doctor comfirmed, it will be my greatest joy, that my wish is accomplished That is why i am taking this step of handing you over this money to the Glory of God. I am not afraid of death since i know where i am heading. I know that i am going to inherit
the kingdom of God and dwell upon it forever as the Bible said in Psalms 37 vs 29 and equally in the book of exodus 14 vs 14 that the Lord will fight my case and i shall hold my peace.

I dont need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill- health and equally the presence of my husband's relatives around me sometimes.
As soon as i receive your reply, i shall give you the contact of the Bank for you to discuss with them.
Remain blessed in the Good Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Madam Susan



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