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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: Caroline Thaiday" <thaidaycaroline@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:07:29 +0000
Subject: From. Mrs: Caroline Thaiday

From. Mrs: Caroline Thaiday

Beloved,

Compliments of the day to you. By this e-mail, I do sincerely
apologize for my intrusion of your privacy. However, I have a serious
concern with which I believe you might be of help and for this
reason, I can not but reach out to someone. My name as given above is
Mrs. Caroline Thaiday, I am married to Mr. Edward Thaiday, who worked
with the embassy in ABIDJAN IVORY COAST for nine years before he died
in the plane crash On 31st of July 2000 with other passengers aboard.

We were a dedicated Christians and decided to serve mankind to the
best of our ability.Since his death, I have lived with the memories,
fighting effortlessly to lead a normal life but all to no avail. I
suffered mentally and psychologically and shortly was diagnosed of
Cancer. I lived with the scourge praying earnestly for divine
intervention. Just a month ago, the doctor informed me that I have
just about three months more to live. I was not shocked, I accepted
the news in good fate.

Brethren, it is in this regard that I write to you, having sourced
your address from a database in my late husband's internet dozier
after fervent prayers. Before my husband died, he deposited a sum of
$8.5Million (Eight Million five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) with a bank in cote d'ivoire. I have wholeheartedly decided
to donate the entirety of this fund to any devoted believer or
organization and to achieve this, I need an individual that will
utilize this funds adherent for these purposes.

1: For the sick, less-privileged and destitute,
2: For the Widows and the motherless babies e.t.c.
3: orphanages, Research centers and widows propagating.

These are the wishes of a dying woman. They are the desires of my
heart, hence my decision as I do not have a child to take over my
inheritance. Please, understand that I am not doing this because of
fear of death as I am certain where my place already is. At this
point, friends, well wishers, and my husbands relatives are all
clambered around me as I sojourn in my hospital bed and are unaware of
my plight, hence I will not be able to make an open conversation. When
I receive your response, I will direct you at once to the bank.

All I need from you is Truthfulness, Honesty and Sincerity assuring me
that you can in all honesty and obedience utilize the funds for the
purpose with which it is meant. In any a case, a quick response from
you will be highly appreciated as I am already on a count-down and
may not have ample time to finalize the procedures. Any delay in
response may compel me to source for other measures or perhaps choose
the alternative which I will not be happy too.

Please, do not see this as a strange possibility or an unbelievable
opportunity to make wealth, rather see this as a rare chance to
assist the less privileged in truth and in spirit with a substance.
Please contact me on my private Email: thaidaycaroline@yahoo.com.hk if
you can be trusted, I await your immediate response.

Thank You and Bless You richly,
Yours Sincerely
Mrs: Caroline Thaiday.

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