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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: gloria coleman <gloriaof160@msn.com>
Reply-To: <gloriacoleman01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:46:32 +0000
Subject: Greeting In Name OF God




>From Mrs Gloria Coleman

Here is my Biography/Donation for
the work of God

Calvary Greetings to you beloved in lord, Do not be marveled, but believe in God, with him all things are possible


I
am Mrs Gloria Coleman from Ivory Coast, I am married to Late.Mr.Hassan
Aziz
from Kuwait who worked with Kuwait embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine
years before he died. We were married for eleven years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days on 2006.
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.

When
my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (USD$45M) Forty five
million U.S. Dollars as a fixed deposit in a general trust account with a
Bank here in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire West Africa.

Recently,
following my ill health my doctor told me that i will not last for the
next Eight months due to my cancer problem. He said that there is going
to be spread of this cancer to my bones and i will not live again, but
the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a Church, Individual or Organization that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein and also according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

Presently,
this fund is still in the Bank. I want this fund to be used in
liberation work Activities like, help to Orphanages, and Christian
schools,helping widows like me and up keeping of the Churches and
propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is
maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the
hand that giveth I took this decision because I don't have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians
and since the death of my husband they have succeded siezing most of my
husband properties,I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by
unbelievers. I dont want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to
be
in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that the lord will fight
my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health and hence the presence
of my husband's relative's around me always and when i try to speak it
leads to a serious coughing out blood. With God all things are possible.

As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the details on how to
contact the bank directly for onward transfer. I will also give you the
authority deposit certificate that will prove you as the present
beneficiary of my funds. I want you and your family to always pray for
me but the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him
in spirit and truth.

Please, always be prayerful all through your life, Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your
reply, remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,


Mrs.Gloria Coleman

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