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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: EDINA LASZLO <edinalszl@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: edinalszl@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 02:45:30 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DIVINE MISSION!!!




Hello friend,
First of all, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of my e-mail, although I am not comfortable discussing it through this manner due to lots of unsolicited mails on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my health is deteriorating.

However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me; because I believe everyone will die someday.

INTRODUCTION: I am Mrs. EDINA LÁSZLÓ a citizen of Hungary and a merchant resident in Abidjan, Ivory-coast. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer, it has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few weeks to live, according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business only. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so I have decided to give arms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I will do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Palestine and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of two million, six hundred thousand united states dollars (USD$2,600,000) which my late husband deposited in one of the famous financial institutions here in Abidjan capital of Cote d'ivoire. I will like you to help me claim this fund and dispatched it to charity organizations. It will please me so much if you can fulfil this divine obligation before I die.

If you are willing to carry on with this divine mission, please endeavour to reply as soon as possible for more details.

Remain blessed in the lord,
Mrs. EDINA LÁSZLÓ.

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