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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. Anita Boka" <anitaboka@cantv.net>
Reply-To: anitaboka@inmail24.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:25:36 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Divine Inspiration




Mrs. Anita Boka.
DIVINE CALL.

Beloved in Christ,

Greetings in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs. Boka Anita, 69 years old
widow & a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the blood
(Leukemia According to my doctor my condition is critical and I might not
survive.

Although as a Christian, I believe God and I know that I will not die, but will
live to declare the glory of God. My late husband (Dr. Felix Martins Boka) and my
only son were killed during the (ABIDJAN-BOUAKE) Crisis some years back.


Our Lord Jesus Christ is my only comforter.
I have the sum of Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($6.5M) the fund
is presently deposited with a Bank here in Abidjan for security reasons and all
the documents concerning the fund are in the custody of my lawyer.

I inherited the money from my late husband who was an industrialist and
international businessman. I have prayed concerning this donation for God's
guidance and if in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire-to use this fund
for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for charity, ministry
evangelical work, building a Clinic, school, orphanage, library and drilling of
water for the orphans, local community, widows, Old Aged, and people living with
HIV AIDS who can not afford to pay for health, school and foodstuff or otherwise
in relation to God's work, do get in-touch with me for further arrangements with
my lawyer on how you will receive my Charity donation.

God bless you once again and as you receive, give and give God all the Glory. My
obligation is to do the right thing; the rest is in God's hands. One thing I ask
of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all
the days of my life. Psalms 27:4, 8-9.

Remain blessed in the Lord
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Anita Boka.





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