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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: mrs susan ali <mrssuzan03@zaw.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: mrssusanali1976@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 1:31:20 +0900
Subject: From sister Susan Ali,

From sister Susan Ali,

Happy Prosperous Fund Donation For Charity,
From sister Susan Ali,
Email susanali1@cantv.net
My Dearest One,

My name is Mrs. Susan Ali a nationality of Kuwait . I am married to late Dr. JAMES Ali who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for 10 years before he died in the year October 2007. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a the illness that lasted for
four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christians. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of (Ten Million U.S.Dollars) with one of good banks here in Cote d'Ivoire Presently, this money is still with the bank. Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem, though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a person or church that will use this fund to churches, orphanages, research centers and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure 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 have a child that will inherit this money but my son can not carryout this work only because i and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our son to have a better live.our son is just 17year old now and been grow up in Africa, he have low manterity and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers, I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence 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.

Please I will like you to contact me Immediately you receive this mail so As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Finance/bank and that I will instruct the Bank to transfer this fund into your account for me and my Son to start coming over there because new election is coming in the country so we need this transaction to be over very urgent so that I and my Son will come over there before the Election.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Mrs. Susan James Ali or my Son James Ali James jnr ,
Call me +22507646106

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