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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: ROSELINE THOMPSON <ro2210tthoopson@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: ro2210tthompson@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 23:45:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Roseline Thompson


>From Mrs Roseline Thompson,
Rue 6 Lot 12 Cocody 
Cote d'Ivoire 

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs Roseline Thompson from
republic of Kuwait. I am married to Mr Micheal Thompson . who worked
with Kuwait embassy in for nine years before he died in the year 2003.
We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only fourteen days. Before his death we were
both born again christian and he was posted to Abidjan Cote D Ivoire and
he took me along.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or
get a child outside my matrimonial home which the word of God is
against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
US$8million dollars in a (Finance and Storrage Company) while we were in
Cote d'ivoire . Presently, this money is still in the Company in Cote
d'ivoire and I don't want to leave it there because of my illness.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight
months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. 

Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a charity organization that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein. I want an organization that will use this
fund for orphanages, school and church, widows, propagating the word of
God and to endeavor 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 I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by unbelievers. 

I don't 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 hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I
don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of the Company in Cote d'ivoire to enble you contact them and ask them
on how to retreave the money from their Company and deliver it to you in
your Country.. 

I will also issue you a power of attorney and
letter of authorization that will prove you the present beneficiary of
this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the
lord is my shephard. 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
get back to me as soon as you receive this massage so that i will give
you the Contact of the Company. delay in your reply will not give me
room in sourcing another person or church for this same purpose. 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,

Sister Roseline Thompson

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