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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Graham Fiona <fiona_graham2001@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: fiona.graham2000@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:11:27 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Wishful Support For Humanitarian / Humane Project


Greetings,
I pray this email massage meets you in good health, I am Mrs. Fiona Graham from Kuwait, a devoted Christian woman, I' m married to late Eng. Rawlings Graham an oil well drilling and maintenance contractor, he worked with several oil companies in Ivory Coast and other countries in Africa for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2006, after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. We were married for Eighteen years with out any child.
Sad to say that recently, I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal and breast cancer that has defiled all forms of medical treatment from different medical experts and the one that disturbs me most is that I have lost my ability to talk and recently my Doctor told me that I will not live longer due to my cancer problem . Having known my condition that I will soon depart from this earth, I decided to donate this fund I inherited from my late husband for charity and humaniterian work as I am going to instruct herein.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$4.5M (Four Million and Five hundred Thousand United States Dollar) with a prime bank in the Ivory Coast were we have been living for the past years, with my name registered as next of kin of this deposit. Presently this money is still with the bank in Ivory Coast and the bank management have been sending their official routine notification for me to come and claim the deposit or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf as my next of kin since I can not come over as a result of my illness.
I want you to use this fund in financing humanitarians activities like, Building Orphanages and Rescue homes for neglected Pets/Animals, schools, hospitals, motherless homes, helping widows, less privileges, Aged parents and HIV victims across the globe.
My religion made me to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit all this wealth and my husband relatives are not humanitarian caring ones, despite all the wealth my late husband willed to them, they still out of greediness refused to distribute the first deposit I gave to them to distribute to charity and humanitarian organisation, rather they shared the fund within them selves hence the reason I don't trust them any more, I don't want this remaining deposit to be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to solicit a distance God fearing brother or sister to accomplish this doctrine. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. By my faith 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 visit or telephone communication in this regard because of my health
and the presence of my husband's relatives around me always I don't want them to know about this arrangement, hence I have right here in hospital bed with me my satellite lap top with internet connection that I can always reach you through email. With God all things are possible.
kindly reply and assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein as soon as you receive this mail any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose as time indeed is of the essence considering to my ailing health .
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Fiona Graham



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