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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: roseline ogah <roselineogah11@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: roselineogah2000@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:51:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTN:TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:


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ATTN:TO WHOM
IT MAY
CONCERN:
 
 Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs Roseline Ogah,
from
Kuwait.I am married to late Mr Alex Ogah, who worked with Kuwait Embassy
in
Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2005,after a
brief
illness that lasted for only five days.We were married for Eighteen
years with a
duaghter (Silvia) who later died in a motor accident.Before the untimely
death
of my husband,we were both born again Christians.
 
Since after his death I
decided not
to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is

against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$4.8 M
)(Four
Million,Eight hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust
Account
with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is
still with
the bank.
 
Recently,Following my
ill health, my
Doctor told me that I may not last for the next six months due to my
cancer
problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known
my
condition I decided to donate this fund to a  Christain organization
(Church)
that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein,according to
the desire of my late husband before his death.I want this fund to be
used in
Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches
for
propagating  the word 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". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want
my
husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't 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's relatives around me always.I don't 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 bank in Abidjan. I will also issue you
the
documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I
want you
and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My

happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that
Wants to
serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be
prayerful
all through your life.
 
Contact me on this
e-mail
address: roseline_ogah20@yahoo.cn

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delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing another Church for this same
purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to
receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the
Lord.

 
Yours joyful sister in
Christ,


Mrs Roseline
Ogah.

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