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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: <t_05@zax.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: tin_williams99@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 0:36:50 +0900
Subject: Re:Reply Urgently

From Mrs.Tina K.Williams.
Personal email address:( tinwilliams1@hotmail.com
Dear Good Friend.

I am Mrs Tina Williams from Solomon Islands. I am married to Mr. Lobi Williams who worked with our Embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2001. 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 deposited the sum of $5. Million into a trunk box with a Security Company here in Cote D'lvoire. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Security Company here in Cote D lvoire which he did not disclose the contents as money rather family valuables that belongs to his foreign business partner for security reasons.
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 to a church,organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

The Bible made us to understand that"Blessed is the hand that giveth".
l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund and my husband relatives are not Christians not even good at all because they are the one that responsible for the death of my husband in other to have
all my late husband prperties and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of
my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development and l know that With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company here in Cote d' lvoire. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the Security Company that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund.

Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Contact me on the this email address and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another good person, church,organization for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your response immedaitely through my alternative email address:(tinwilliams1@hotmail.com).

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.

l remain yours sister in Christ.

Mrs. Tina Williams

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