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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: "latifaahmed77@yahoo.com" <mrdavidk_koffi@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: latifaahmed77@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs Latifa Ahmed

Sister Latifa Ahmed,




No: 60 Spintex rd,




Opp Glory Oil,Ghana.










Dearest One In The Lord ,










My greetings to you in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs. Latifa Ahmed from South Africa. I am married to
Mr.Yaw Osafo Ahmed a Ghanaian whom until his death worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL
COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG
SUPPLIER in KUWAIT for nine years before he died on the 15th August 2007. 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 re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of $19.5.Million (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with SNS BANK,Amsterdam
-Netherlands and this fund is presently with the Bank awaiting my
disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds..Presently, my Doctor
confirmed to me that I have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one
that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided
to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the
way I am going to instruct herein.










I want a church that will use this fund
for orphanages, helping the widows, 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 very wicked and self selfish people,it had been their wish to see
my husband dead in order that they might inherit his wealth since we have no
child..These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance as they have
squandered much of my husbands hard earned money already.










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, As soon as I receive your reply I will give you
the contact of the Bank(SNS BANK,Amsterdam -Netherlands) I want you and the church 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 church or individual for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated here
in.










Hoping to receive your
reply.










Remain blessed in the Lord.










Yours in Christ,




Mrs Latifa Ahmed.







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