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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: Marina Ikonoma <marina4real_ikonoma@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: missmarina_ikonoma22@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:35:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Donation From madam Marina






Donation From madam Marina

 

May our good Lord bless you, reward you for your going
out and your coming in through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I am madam Marina of Kuwait,
I am married to late Mr. Fredrick Ikonoma  who worked with Kuwait embassy
here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004.

 

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 Christian. Since 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 left the sum of $2.6
Million (Two million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a general trust
account with a Bank here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire West Africa, Recently,
following my ill health my doctor told me that I would not last for the next
Eight months due to my cancer problem.

 

He told me that in the next 2
months there is going to be a spread of this cancer to my bones and i will not
live again, the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known
my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Christian, Individual, and
Organization or church that i know may need it and that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein according to the desire of my late
husband before his death.

 

Presently, this money is
still with the Bank. I want this fund to be used in liberation work Activities
like, help to Pastors families, Orphanages, less privileged in the society and
Christian schools, poor people in your amidst and up keeping of the Churches
and for propagating the word of God and to Endeavour that the house of God is
maintained.

 

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 do not want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

 

The Bible made us to
understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth".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 do not need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my health. With God all
things are possible.

 

As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the bank for you to contact with them
directly for onward transfer. I will also issue you an authority letter that
will prove you as the present beneficiary of my funds. I want you and your
family to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. 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, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing
another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein. Contact email address:
missmarina_ikonoma22@yahoo.co.jp

 

Hoping to receive your reply,
remain blessed in the Lord.

 

Yours in Christ,

Marina Ikonoma

 

 



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