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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: "Rebecca Young" <rebeccayoung748@live.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:45:26 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Greetings in the name of Allah,


Greetings in the name of Allah,
 
Dear Thank you for your respond to my email I am Mrs. Rebecca Young, from Abidjan the capital of Ivory Coast. I am married to Late Mr. Matt Young, of blessed memory who was a well known cocoa and gold dealer in Abidjan for throughout his life before he died in the year 2010. We where married for 25 years without a child.
 
Before his sudden death we where devoted Muslim, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (1.500,000.00 USD ) in a fixed account here in my country.
 
Presently this money is still with the bank in my country and about to enter into government reserve as unclaimed funding due to since my husband died nobody is opening his account and i am very sick from cancer fibroid and tumor that i may not last till the next two months according to my doctor, so i want to donate this fund to a Muslim organization or individual who will use it to work for Allah and i have choose you after going through fasting and prayer via your profile.
 
I want this money to be shared among the next privileged since i do not have a child to inherit it and my late husband relatives are all Non-believers and i don't want my husbands heard earn money to be used by unbelievers. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that after death I will be with Allah the most holy and the most merciful.
 
It is a very important confidential massage that i will like to tell you more about it so get in touch with me so that i can fully detail you what i choose you for and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve it. I will like if you can tell me little about yourself.
 
Any delay in your respond will give me room to seek for another Muslim organization or individual for this same purpose.
 
I am waiting to read from you soon. Insha-allah. As-salamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah. Remain Bless, And be-protected by Allah" the merciful.

Always pray for my health.
Yours faithfully Sister in Allah
Mrs. Rebecca Young.


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