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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: Nandalia Robertson <goodluck0@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: robertson.nandalia2010@yandex.ru
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 19:43:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings to you


#yiv1311142395 P {MARGIN:0px;}Hello
dearest one

It is good writing you today although we haven't
known nor met each other before. It is true that this letter may come to
you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to give me the
benefit of doubt and hear me out. My name is Mrs. Nandalia Robrtson from Solomon Islands.
I am married to Mr. Bryan Robrtson who worked with our Embassy
in Ivory Coast ( Cote D'ivoire ) for a period of 9 years before he died .
We were married for 12 years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days.

Since his death I decided
not to remarry due to my religious belief . When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of US$11,000,000 (eleven million American
dollars ) with a Bank in Cote D'ivoire. Presently this money is still in
the custody of the Bank in Cote D'ivoire. Recently, my Doctor told me
that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer illness.  Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to an organisation or good person that will utilise
this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want the
organisation or good person that will use this funds to help the
orphans, widows and other people that need financial assistance. Using
part of this money to build companies and establish businesses that will
create job opportunities for the jobless population. l took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money .
Moreover, my husband relatives are pagans and it had been their wish to
see my husband dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no son.
These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I
am taking this decision. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my ill-health since the presence of my husband's relatives
are around me always. I don't want them to know about this development
for security reasons.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give
you the contact of the Bank in Cote d'ivoire where this fund is
deposited. I will also issue a letter

of authorisation to the bank that
will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you to
always uplift me in prayer.
 
Any

delay in your reply may give me room to search for another good person
for this same purpose.  Please assure me that you will act accordingly
as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your response soonest.

Thanks

and Remain blessed .

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Nandalia
Robrtson


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