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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: Zeina Sissoko <zesissoko@maillingplus.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:34:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dearest in the Lord,

Dearest in the Lord,
I am Mrs Zeina Sissoko from Cape Vade, I am married to Engr. Mohammed Ben Sissoko. He worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We were married for twenty four years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5millon. (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, he used my name as the beneficiary to the money deposited. Recently, i was diagnoised for cancer and diabetes and that have plagued me for so long.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund my late husband left to a church or organisation that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for humanitarian purpose to help orphans, widows as well as propagating the word of God to distant lands and to endeavour 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 do not have any child that will inherit this money and many of my relatives are unconcerned and I do not want my husband's sweat to be misused. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in a vain manner. 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 even if i should give up the ghost now. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. Whoever that
Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please if you can take up the task, revert to me for more details.
Thanks and may God bless you and your family as you contemplate to do goodwill to Gods glory.
Mrs Zeina Sissoko.
My private email;zeina.sissoko@sify.com

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