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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: FROM MRS JOYCE <joyce_williame@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: joyce.william1@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 13:02:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend





From. Mrs joyce

I am Mrs.Joycee Williame from Solomon Island. I am married to Mr. Edward
Williame who worked with our Embassy in cote d'ivoire 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.

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 which
the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $6,300,000 million
united. State dollars. With a security company firm here. Now, I want you
to do me a favor to receive this fund there in your country or any safer
place. Base on my health condition, my Doctor told me that I would not
last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to a church, organization or good
person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.
I want a church, organization or good person that will use this fund for
orphanages, widows and other peoples that needs help and also propagating
the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is being maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that
giveth".ltook this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians not even
good at all because they are the one that are responsible for the death of
my husband in other to have all my late husband properties and I don't
want my husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for his
death.

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 regarding this
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 and l knows
that With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Security Company here in cote d'ivoire
I will also issue a letter of authorization to the security company that
will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you,
church or organization to always pray for me because the lord is my
onlyshephard.

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. Pls any delay in your reply will give
me room in sourcing another good person, church, organization for this
same purpose.I will like to let you know that i have paid for all the
accumulative bills for this.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping
to receive your response immediately.

Thanks and best regard
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Joyce Williame

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