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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: Satou Sidibe <satousidibe@postafiok.hu>
Reply-To: Satou Sidibe <satousidibe1@postafiok.hu>
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 23:24:06 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PLEASE READ MY MAIL CAREFULLY.




My Dear Sir/ Madam,


Greetings to you and your family I am happy to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has directed me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. I saw your e-mail contact at ministries of commerce and foreign trade departments. I am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, my name is Mrs. Satou  Sidibe. And am contacting you because I don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I am married to Mr. Mongo Sidibe. who worked with Libyan embassy in Burkina Faso for ten years before he died in the year 2005.we were married for eleven years with one  child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We are from (Libyan) Libyan but based in Africa Burkina Faso since eight years ago. Since his death I decided not to remarry again, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of us$7.5 m (Seven Million Five hundred thousand dollars) Bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in this money is still in Bank. He made this money available for exportation of gold from Burkina Faso mining. Recently, as a sick woman my doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months due to poison problem. Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and truth because God is the most high; please always be prayerful all through your life.

The one that disturbs me most is my son and sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money and the gold to take care of my son, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 40 percent of the total money for your personal use while 60% of the money will  be use to be taking care of my son when I died)

I have only son that will inherit this money but because of my husband relatives are not good not even good at all because they are the one that responsible for the death of my late husband in other to have all my late husband properties and I don't want my son to suffer even husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death. I grew up as an orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, just to Endeavor that the name of God is maintained... am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.

And please i want you to promise me that you will take good care of my son and not to disappoint me and my son.
Waiting for your urgent reply confidentially for more detail.
My mail contact Via(satousidibe1@postafiok.hu)
Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Satou Sidibe.

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