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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: Rafael <kath.rafael@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:22:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DONATION FROM




DONATION FROM

MRS.KATHRINE RAFAEL

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

PLEASE EMAIL BACK



DEAR BELOVED



I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY REACH YOU BY SURPRISE. AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES PREVIOUSLY. I AM THE ABOVE NAME PERSON FROM IVORY COAST. I AM MARRIED TO (MR.GORDON RAFAEL) WHO WAS DIRECTOR OF A PETROLIUM COMPANY HERE FOR NINETEEN YEARS. WE WERE MARRIED FOR NINTEEN YEARS WITH A CHILD. MY HUSBAND DIED IN DECEMBER 27TH 2008 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS



BEFORE HIS DEATH WE ARE HAPPPLY LIVED. SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY OR GET A CHILD OUTSIDE MY MATRIMONIAL HOME WHICH IS AGAINST MY BELIEVE. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ( USD $12.7MILLION ) TWELVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS WITH A BANK AND THE MONEY STILL WITH THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN CAPITAL CITY OF COTE D'IVOIRE.



MEANWHILE, I HAVE NOT TOLD ANYBODY ABOUT THE FUND. I AM TELLING YOU REASON THAT I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME USE THE FUND FOR THE WORK OF GOD. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN. THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM TO ME .WHAT I WANT IS FOR YOU TO USE IT AND HELP THE HELPLESS PEOPLE AROUND YOU TO HELP THE ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND MOTHERLESS CHILDREN.



I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED YOU FOR LONG, BUT I WAS WAITING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY ENDS BEFORE I CAN CONTACT YOU. SO THAT EVEN IF YOU WANTS TO COME HERE AND CLAIM THE FUND IN PERSON THEN I WILL INFORM THE BANK .AND I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT PEACE HAVE RETURN TO BACK TO THSI COUNTRY AGAIN,



RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE SERIOUS SICKNESSWHICH IS CANCER PROBLEM. THE ONE THAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY FOR CHARITY WORK. I AUTHORIZE YOU TO HAVE 30 PERCENT OF THE MONEY FOR YOURSELF TO COVER ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY MADE ON THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER,



I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS MATTER IS %100 RISK FREE BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS WITH ME .ALL I NEEDS IS YOUR SERIOUSNESS TO HANDLE THIS MATTER WITH ALL YOUR MIND,AND PLEASE I WANT IT TO BE A SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND ME. I DONT WANT YOU TO TELL ANYBODY SO THAT MY LATE HUSBAND RELATIVE WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT IT TO AVOID HURTING ME, SO PLEASE LET IT BE UTMOST SECRET.



I AM WAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MONEY AND THE BANK WERE IT WAS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE HUSBAND FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY FOR THE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,



REMAIN BLESSED ALWAYS

MRS.KATHRINE RAFAEL

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