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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. Margaret Gomes" <mmrsgomesm@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Margaret Gomes" <mrs_gomes1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:41:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved One


Dear Beloved One

May Almighty God Bless You
I hope this mail meets you in good health? once again.
trust and honest is what i need from you please.


I want to assure you that my contacting you & trusting you in this transaction is not by accident but through God's direction after my prayers your profile pushed me to send you this mail regarding my intentions. I am married to late Dr. David Gomes who worked with a construction company for many Years ago before he died in that political problem in Cote D·Ivoire 2011 we were married with a child. Since his death I decided to dedicate my life to God. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of $9.5M. (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Finance company.


Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next few months due to my cancer of lungs problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to an individual who will use this money to invest for my only Daughter, Cynthia Gomes & help orphans and the charity homes in the way I am going to instruct here in. My late husband relatives who should have handled this situation for me are worldly and greedy also wicked. Since my illness, they have succeeded in stealing most of my late husband properties except this money that they do not know about.


I took this decision because we have a child that will inherit this money but our Daughter can not carry out this work only because she is just a small Girl of 19 years old, this is why I have contacted you as God directed me that you are a trust worthy person that will utilize 40% of this money for the future and up keeping of my Daughter & also invest a good investments for her, while 45% will be used to help those in need like orphanages and widows around the world but in my name Mrs. Margaret Gomes Foundation , while 15% will be for you and your family for helping me in this regard.


I want you to furnish me with your contact information to enable me swear in an affidavit on your name from the Federal Ministry of Justice to declare whole hearted that i have made you the beneficiary to my fund in the Finance Company here in Ivory Coast, so that even if i am no more you shall continue from there to request them to release the fund to you without any confrontation from any body.
I want you to re-confirm your information to me so that it will enable me procure the documents that will back you up to this fund. The information are as follows:.......


As soon as I receive these details from you
Your full names---------------
Address------------
Occupation-----------------
Age---------------
Nationality,------------
Marital Status---------------
AND Your phone numbers.----------------


Immediately i received these information the certificate of deposit issued to my late husband on the first day of deposit shall be forwarded to you for you to contact the Finance Company to confirm the existence of the Fund and you request them to release the fund to you as the new beneficiary appointed by me.
Thanks and God bless you.


Thanks and may almighty God bless you and your family.
I await your urgent reply.
Regards,
Mrs. Margaret Gomes.

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