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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: juliana kwame <juliana_kwame@att.net>
Reply-To: juliana_kwame@cantv.net
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:43:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mrs. Juliana Kwame.


>From Mrs. Juliana Kwame.
Address: 112 cocody,
Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa.
Urgent help.
I am Mrs. Juliana Kwame from Ivory Coast. I am married to Mr. Boni Kwame who worked with our Embassy in France for nine years before he died in the year 2008, 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. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $9.500,000 Nine Million and Five Hundred Thousand with a Bank here in Cote D lvoire.
Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank. Recently,my Doctor told me that I will not last for the next three months due to diagnosed cancer, aware of my condition, I decided to donate the mentioned money to a church or charity organization through the hand of good person that will utilize this money in the way I am going to instruct herein:
 
I want a church,organization or good person that will use this fund for orphanages, widows and for other peoples that needs help and in propagation of the word of God. The Bible made us to understand that"Blessed is the hand that giveth".l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians not even good at all because they are the ones responsible for the death of my husband in other to have all his properties; now I don't want my husband's efforts to be in custody of those that conspired his death. 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's relatives around me always.
I don't want them to know about This development and I know that With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I will inform the bank about you and that you will send an account to transfer the money immediately;
 
Your informations which i need to present to the bank is your :
(1) Your Full name          
(2) Your Full address
(3) Your telephone/Fax Numbers
(4) Your Age/Occupation..............
 
Pray for me because the lord is my only shephard. My happiness is that I have lived a worthy Christian life, Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in Spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.
 
Best Regards
Juliana Kwame

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