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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. Rabi Atul" <mrs.rabi4hlp@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:28:53 -0500
Subject: Dear Beloved One.

Dear Beloved One.

It is by the grace of Almight that I received , having known the truth; I had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of Almight for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of Almight & His Mercies and glory upon my life. I am Mrs. Rabi Atul, the wife of Late Mr. Idris Atul,both of us are citizens of the united state of America. my husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Russia for twenty years before he died in the year  2003.We were married for ten years without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we both got born-again as dedicated Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 7.5 Million Euro (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) with a Bank in Europe.

Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I, as the beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account; the funds will be CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf (note that you need to activate this account) as I can not come over. Presently, I'm in a hospital in Russia where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations and NGO anywhere in the World in helping human race. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank.

I want a person that is God-fearing who will use this money to fund churches,orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure 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's relatives are not Christians and I  don't want my husband's hard earned  money to be misused by them. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence  the reason for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death since I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bossom 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 soundless voice and presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. I await your quick response to this mail as this is my last wish to see this funds transferred before my Death.   Please my beloved for further communication on how we are going to conclude this, reach me on my private mail: mrs.rabi4hlp@yahoo.de

Remain Blessed
Your Beloved Sister.
Mrs. Rabi Atul

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