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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: emuna barash <mrs.emuna.barash2008@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:15:25 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Barash




Mrs.Emuna Barash writing from /
Chu De Cocody Hospital, Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
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Greeting to you in the name of our Lord,
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I am the above named person from Israel, I am married to Mr.Yael Barash wh=
o is an
Oil Consultant / Contractor before he died in the year 2006, due to the cr=
isis between our country and Lebanon , We were married for eleven years wi=
thout a child.Before his death we were both born again Christian and we wo=
rship in Glourios chapel church of God. Since his death I decided not to r=
emarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is again=
st.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ( $9 million U.S=
. dollars)in a trunk box with a security company in Cote d'Ivoire, Present=
ly the fund is still with the security company.Recently, my Doctor told me=
that i have serious sickness which is cancer. But I pray to God to heal m=
e so that I will be alive and see his work done as my late husband instruc=
ted me.

Having known my condition I decided to contact you for your urgent assista=
nce, so that you will help me contact the security company were the consig=
nment box is been deposited by my late husband. on how the consignment wil=
l be realised and transferred to your country were we can invest the fund =
in a good manna and also for me to get my self well treated and make sure =
that i invest the fund on what my late husband has instructed me before hi=
s death.For your information the security company is not aware of the real=
content of the

consignment , because the consignment was deposited as family belongings i=
n a truck box for safe keeping by my late husband .I took this decision be=
cause I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband r=
elatives are not good people and I don't want my husband efforts to be use=
d by bad associations, I don't want a situation where this money will be u=
sed in an ungodly way, This is why I am taking this decision,I am not afra=
id of death hence I know where I am going, I know that I am going to be in=
the bosom of the Lord.My Dear, please I don't need any telephone communic=
ation in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband=
relatives around me always, I don't want

them to know about this development, With God all things are possible.As s=
oon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security C=
ompany for you to communicate with them and claim the consignment box by a=
ll means which no one in the security company management is aware of the c=
ontents of consignment box as money,because my late husband deposited it a=
s confidential family valuables.for security reasons.I want you to always =
pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived =
a life of a worthy Christian and whoever that Wants to serve the Lord

must serve him in spirit and Truth.Please assure me that you will act acco=
rdingly as I Stated herein.Hoping to receive your reply for more details a=
nd may God be with you.
N/b Get back to me on ( emuna.barash10@yahoo.com [mailto:emuna.barash10@ya=
hoo.com] ) To enable me give you more

details on how we can proceed ok.

Regards
Your sister in Christ,

Emuna Barash
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