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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: Ramah <revmrsramah01@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mrs_ramahdurlahb@myway.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:13:38 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Apostlic Greetings


Apostlic Greetings
>From Mrs Ramah Durlahb.
Sainte Jeanne D'Arc Church
Avenue 32 Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire Weste Africa.
Email mrs_ramahdurlahb@myway.com


Dearest in Christ.

I know that this mail may reached you by surprise, I am theabove named person from India. who married to Bishop Thomas Samuel Durlahb who is the Bishop for nineten years before his death.

We were married for fiften years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks . Before his death we are happy husband and wife Christian family. 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 a live he deposited the sum of ( USD $1.Million ) (One Million U.S. Dollars)in the privet curity bank in Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire, This money still with the Security Bank.

Recently, my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is Cadiac problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness Having known my condition I decided to entrust this fund to your hand as to enable you utilizethis fund according to God's direction.because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity.I want you to 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 know that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit this fund and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by self acclaimed

Christians. I don't want in a way that this money will be used ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to entrust this fund to you. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the hand of the Lord Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my problems and I shall hold mypeace.

Alleluyah, If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you the crown of life. I want you to be always pray for me because the lord is my straint. 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. Please do give urgent response to this mail without any delay. Hoping to hear apossitive reply from you, Remain Blessed always.

Yours Sister in Christ.
Mrs Ramah Durlahb


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