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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: "Mrs.Zarina Yakoub" <mrszarinayakoub5@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: mrszarinayakoub45@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 23:54:31 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam.


Dear Sir/Madam.

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I do hope you are doing well
spiritually and otherwise.



I am Mrs. ZARINA YAKOUB from Sao Tome and Principe, widowed and was married
to late Mr. Patrick Yakoub, the CEO of PATMAT Oil Mining & Exploration. I
am 52 years old, strong in faith and committed to Christian work. Presently
I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which has affected my
entire body system. The cancer has reached a critical stage (last stage),
so my doctors have courageously informed me that I would not live past the
next two to three months even though I still believe in the miracle power
of our Lord Jesus. I was raised in an orphanage Home, and was lucky to be
married to my late husband for twenty-eight years without a child. My
husband and I are true Christians and so after his death I decided not to
re-marry; he died in a fatal auto crash in 2007. After the death of my
husband, I sold all my inherited belongings from him and deposited all the
cash proceeds amounting to $30,700,000 USD (Thirty Million, Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars, with a Bank here in London because I could
not function effectively to invest into businesses or look after my late
husband business after his death due to my ill health.

Presently, the money is deposited with one of the commercial Bank here in
London, and I have received a letter from the management of the holding
bank urging me to come forward to withdraw the deposit having kept it for
such a long period of time or rather issue a letter of approval or power of
attorney to my lawyer or next of kin to better invest the proceeds into
Foreign Exchange Stocks or real estate business with the bank, this was the
advice of my account officer. But honestly I am not willing and not healthy
enough to look into it since I do not have much time to spend here on earth
as a result of my illness hence my decision to DONATE the funds to charity
and the less privileged. I have been undergoing treatment for some months
now but there is no improvement.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested into a Charitable
Organization which will be named after me “ZARINA YAKOUB CHILD CARE
FOUNDATION”; So I am seeking for a God fearing person or organization who
will also use part of this money to support the Gospel and the Churches,
the needy and Widows in the aged homes. I must tell you that this was a
very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this since I have
no life left in me anymore, and I hope you will help me see my last wishes
come true. Some of this money will also be used to take care of Elderly
Women (less privileged ones) who are suffering from cancer of the early
stages.

If you are willing to take up on this project, please send me your full
names and telephone contact number(s) so that I will give you my Power of
Attorney to appoint you as my next of kin (Administrator) to my estate
which will be used to establish the “ZARINA YAKOUB CHILD CARE FOUNDATION”.



You must assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated herein. I
hope to hear from you soonest if you are willing to help the less
privileged amongst us and accomplishing my last wishes.

Please you can also contact me at mrszarinayakoub3@yahoo.com.ph.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Zarina Yakoub

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