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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: Rachel Jamin <rachel1jamin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: racheljamin75@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:12:07 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Rachel Jamin.








Mrs Rachel Jamin
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.


Beloved,


I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner,With due Respect
and
Humanity I write to donate/ hand over this fund to you for orphanages
and
widows / less privileged and propagate the gospel of God(US$2.6 M )(Two
Million,Six hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust
Account
with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.


by my late husband. I am Rachel Jamin 68 years old without a child
,married
to late Dr Joseph Jamin, from Kuwait who worked with Oil company
(PETROCI)Cote
d'Ivoire before he died in the year 2010 after a Cardiac Arteries
Operation,




presently my doctor said I will not last for eight months due to Colon
Cancer,
having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a person or
organization that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, schools for
the
poor, hospitals etc.)contact me for further details.





Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,


Mrs Rachel Jamin

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