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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: gloria robert <gloriak11robert@boom.ge>
Reply-To: gloriax5robert@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:59:25 +0400
Subject: I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK


I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK
GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. PLEASE,AS YOU READ
THIS LETTER,I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THAT EVERYONE WILL DIE ONEDAY.I AM MRS GLORIA ROBERT. A WOMAN FROM
KUWAIT.I AM MARRY TO MR KENNETH ROBERT A CITIZEN OF COTE D IVOIRE,WHO
IS THE INTERNATIONAL EXPORTER OF COCOA BASED IN ABIDJAN COTE DIVIRE.WE
WERE MARRIED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.MY HUSBAND DIED IN
DECEMBER 27TH 2005 AFTER THE BRIEF SICKNESS THAT LASTED ONLY TWO
WEEKS.
BEFORE HIS DEATH WE ARE HAPPY HUSBAND AND WIFE IN CHRISTIAN
FAMILY.SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY OR GET A CHILD OUTSIDE
MY MATRIMONIAL HOME WHICH THE BIBLE IS AGAINST IT.WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS
ALIVE,HE DEPOSITED SUM MONEY IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN
ABIDJAN COTED I' VOIRE.
RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE CARDIAC PROBLEM WHICH
AFFECTED MY HEART.AND THE MOST IS MY STROKE.AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS
THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,THIS
IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE.MY LATE
HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS ACCESS.
MY DOCTORS HAS ADVICED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN THREE
MONTHS.SO, I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH,TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH IN AFRICA,AMERICA,
ASIA,EUROPE.AND HELP OF THE MOTHERLESS BABY AND WIDOWS.
NOW,THE LORD HAS CALLED ME TO REST MY LIFE WITH HIM IN HEAVEN
MEANWHILE,I AM WILLING TO DONATE THIS MONEY (USD 4.7) FOUR MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS TO YOU FOR THE USE OF GOD CHARITY
WORK IN YOUR CHOURCH AND TO HELP THE WIDOWS,MOTHERLESS,AND REFUGEE IN
YOUR COUNTRY .I AM ASKING OF YOUR ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY I FINISHED MY
PRAYING AND FASTING TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ABOUT THIS MATTER TO
CONSULT ME A PERSON WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME IN THIS MONEY WHEN HE/HER
WILL GET IT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. AND ACCORDING TO THE LEADING OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT I HAVE
CHOSEN YOU TO HELP ME OUT FOR THIS MATTER.HERE
IS MY INSTRUCTION STATED BELOW.
(1)I WILL LIKE YOU TO PRMISE ME THAT YOU WILL USE THIS MONEY FOR THE
HELP OF CHARITY WORK.
(2)PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS
MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
FOR THE REASON,I AM GIVING YOU THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IN THE
SECURITY COMPANY.THIS IS THE CONTENT OF THE DEPOSIT IN THE SECURITY
COMPANY.FIRST CONTENT.MY LATE HUSBAND DECLARED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY
THAT THE BOX CONTAIN OUR FAMILY VALUABLE FOR SECURITY REASON.THE
SECOND CONTENT.HE SAID THAT NOBODY SHOULD OPEN THIS BOX ACCEPT ME HIS
WIFE MRS GLORIA ROBERT FOR SECURITY REASON.
MEANWHILE I HAVE NOT TELLING ANY BODY THE CONTENT OF THIS DEPOSIT IN
THE SECURITY COMPANY REASON THAT I WANT YOU TO HELP ME OUT ACCORDING
TO THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THIS ISSUE.I AM NOT DOING BY MY
POWER BUT THE POWER OF THE HOLLY SPIRIT WHO DIRECTED ME TO YOU.
MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE
FOLLOWSHIP
OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND MAY YOU SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE
LORD IN YOUR LIFE THIS YEAR. I AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY SOON.
YOURS SISTER IN CHRIST.
MRS GLORIA ROBERT.
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This message sponsored by "TBC Bank [1]"

Links:
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[1] http://www.tbc.ge

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