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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: elvira edene <elviraedene@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: elviraedene@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:39:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello dearest One




Hello dearest One
 
It is good writing you today although we haven't known nor meet 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.Elvira Edene from Madrid spain. I am married to Mr.Luis Edene 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 believe. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$5,5000,000 (Five million Five Hundred Thousand American Dollars ) with a Bank in Cote D'ivoire. Presently this fund 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 six months due to cancer illness.
 
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any Charity organisation, Widows, lessprevilages, Poor, or any 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, Poors and other Charity Org that need financial assistance. Build a company to 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 relatives 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 Instruct the bank to transfer the fund to your account, i have given instruction with this secret code below will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I also want you to always uplift me in prayer.
                          (XJUCCYFUND0035190219KOME001)
 
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.

Thanks and Remain blessed .

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Elvira Edene





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