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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: Miss Sandra dara <mrs.sandradara1978@msn.com>
Reply-To: <sandra_dara140@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:24:06 +0000
Subject: Greeting from Mrs.sandra,








Greeting
from Mrs.sandra,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I am giving you my
trust and wish you will give me back the trust i have given you.I believe that
you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs.sandra dara, 58 years old of age,I am suffering from a long time
cancer of the brain .From all indication my condition is really deteriorating,
and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next
two months, this is because the cancer stage has
reached a critical stage.



I was brought up in a motherless babies home, and was married to my late
husband Mr.dara Michael for twenty years without a child we are both true
Christians,but queit unfortunately,he was killed during the (ABIDJAN- BOUAKE)
Crisis some years back.

However,Since the death of my husband I decided not to re-marry,I sold all our
belongings and deposited the total amount sum of $3.2million
dollars in a BANK here Presently, this money is still with the
BANK,currently the management wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come
forward and craim the fund.

Presently,I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment. I have since lost my ability to walk about or do anything by myself
and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my last
wish to see that this money is invested in any
business of your choice and the profit made every year or 6 months as the case
may be, distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the
motherless babies home where I come from.



Then I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches,
orphanages and widows around,but you will always benefiting atleast 10%, I must
let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step
towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see
my last wishes come true.

If my proposal accepted and I receive your reply therefore I shall give you the
contact of the BANK and other detail needed.I will also issue you a letter of
authorization, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I will be
happy if you can come down to Ivory Coast
more better.

Hope to hear from you soonest.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.sandra dara


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