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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: "mrs_ogechi_charles666@yahoo.cn" <ogechi.charles02@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:05:55 +0200
Subject: Re: From Mrs ogechi charles


Dearest in the lord,

I am Mrs ogechi charles, from (Qatar) .I am married to late Mr john
charles who worked with 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 daughter (Mariam)
and,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 ($7.8 M USD )(seven Million,Eight hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) 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.

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. ogechi charles

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