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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: joy_akim_210@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:28:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest in the Lord

Dear
I am Mrs Joy Akim from Kuwait.I am married to Mr Richard Akim
He worked with Kuwait embassy here in Cote d' ivoire for nine years
before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a
child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided
not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible
is against it.



When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of $10.5 Million
(ten Million five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in one of the
security company here in cote d' ivoire. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would
not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. The one that
disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate
this fund to you with hope that you will utilize this money in the way
I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for orphanages,
widows, propagating the work 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
then I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit
this money and plenty of my relatives are not Christians and I dont want
our efforts to be used by unbelievers. I dont 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 relatives around me
always.



I dont 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 security company where the box is deposited by my late husband for you to contact them for onward transferring of the fund to your destination.
I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me because the Lord
is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.
Whoever Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and
Truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life and any delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.

please respond on my alternative e-mail address:
joy_akim_210@yahoo.co.jp


I need these information's,

1)Your full name:......................

2)Your full address.........................

3)Your Nationality..............................

4)A cipy of your picture............

5)Your occupation......................

May God bless you aboundatly

Mrs Joy Akim





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