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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 Estel Bedie <msbediehenry@zipmail.com.br>
Reply-To: estelbedie@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:44:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Mrs Estel's Private Legal Donations


Mrs Estel's Private Legal Donations

 
Dear i will be happy for your fast respond to my email I am Mrs Henry Bedie Estel from Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan I am married to Late Henry Bedie from (Williams ville 01 BP 317 Abidjan 01 s/c Mme NIABA née ABITCHE YOLANDEà Koumassi) who was a well known Gold dealer from Kuwait to London and Sauthafrica for through out his life before he died in the year 2009. We where married for 29 years without a child.

 
Before his sudden death we where devoted chritain's When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum Four million five hundred thousand pounds(£4.500.000.00 GBP) in a Suspense account with one of the bank Company here in Ivory cost using my name as the beneficiary since we could not bear a child,
 

Presently this money is still with the bank Security company in my country ivory cost and i am very sick from cancer of the lungs despite the fibroid / tumour which denied me child when my husband was alive as a result i may not last so long according to my doctor report, so i have decided donate to a Muslims organisation's or Charity homes,churches Personnel's, whom will use it to work for Church,mosque,or any other firms to help the needy and the poor.

 
I want this money to be sheared among the less privileged or build a good worshipping places,since i do not have a child to inherit it and my late husband's brothers here are not worthy of this project and did not quite show me kindness in my misery which I needed most.Apart from that, they are unreliable that was the reason why i took this bold decisions.

 
Also, I have a very important confidential informations that to share with you more about it so get in touch with me so that i can fully details you on why i choose you to do, and as well give you a knowledge on how to achieve it.Until i hear from you my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders I am waiting to read from you soon.  
 

Your Sister Mrs Estel Henry Bedie.

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