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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: "Mrs M. Elena Fernande" <elena1@zax.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: fernand.ezelen@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 9:51:04 +0900
Subject: Mrs M. Elena Fernandez

>From Mrs M. Elena Fernandez


Greetings,

Please use this money for the Less Privileged in the world. Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, in my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on my bed side.

I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.My name is Mrs M. Elena Fernandez, I'm a woman and my Country is Philippine i live in Cote D'Ivoire ,i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai,i was also married without a child.

We were married for eleven years without a child. He died in his home country Cote D'Ivoire 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 deposited the sum of $7.3Musd (Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) in cash concealed in a trunk box and deposits it with a Security Company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire (West Africa) which he declare and register it as family valuables.

The Political Situation in My Country is Very Bad and Many People Are Been Killed on Daily Bases. I Am Stocked in the Hospital and
Recently,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund a God fearing person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.I want a God fearing person that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.

Blessed is the hand that given". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my late husband's relatives are not God fearing people and I don't want my late 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 are around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.

I want you 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 and pray to God to forgive me my sins.

Please send this information to me ,so that i will introduce you to the Security Company.

(1) Your Full name...................
(2) Your Full address................
(3) Your telephone/Fax Numbers.......

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated Hoping to receive your reply.

Yours Sister,
Mrs M. Elena Fernandez

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