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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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Fraud email example:

From: madamrania1@outlook.fr
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:33:30 +0400
Subject: Reply me as soon as you receive this message, GOD bless you


Dear in the Lord,

I greet you, especially in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, our Lord am your lady Rania Hassan from Republic
of Kuwait, I am married to Mr. Amed Hassan, who worked
with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before
his death in 2006, we were married for eleven years
without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted
only four days. Before his death we both born again
Christian. After his death I decided not to remarry or get
a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against,

When my husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($ 3.500
million dollars) in a bank in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire 'West
Africa. Currently, this money is in the bank, recently my
doctor told me not to run for the next eight months due to
cancer problem that worries me most and my stroke
sickness, Knowing my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a charity that will utilise this money as I will
recommend it here

I wants an organization that will use this fund for
orphanages, schools, churches, widows, promoting the word
of God and try to make the house of God to be neat The
Bible make us understand that "Blessed are the hand which
gives" I took this decision because I do not have a child
that? will inherit this money and my husband's family are
not Christians and do not want my husband's effort to be
used by unbelievers.

I do not want a situation where this money will be used in
a godless why I am taking this decision. I fear not death,
so I know where I'm going I know I'm going to be in the
bosom of the Lord Exodus 14 vs 14 says that "The Lord will
fight my case and I hold my peace," I don 't need any
telephone communication in this regard because my health
hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me
always and I did not want them to know about this
development, With God all things are possible. As soon as
I get the answer I will give you contact of the bank in
Abidjan Cote d Ivoire' West Africa,

I will also issue a letter of authority that will prove
that you are the beneficiary of this fund from the
Ministry of Justice here in Ivory Coast, "I want you and
the Church always pray for me, because you are my
shepherd. My happiness is that I live a worthy life of
Christian, he who wanted to serve the Lord must serve him
in spirit and in truth. Please always pray for all his
life Contact with me on this email any delay in response
will give me room in sourcing another church, for the same
purpose,

As i am ending this race without any family or child, i
want you to assure me that you will take 40% of the money
and give 60% to the orphanages home in your country for my
heart to rest in peace. immediately you receive this
message.

May God bless and give you strength to carry out my last
wish as i told you. Reply me through my email address:
madamrania1@outlook.fr

Yours fairly friend,
Madam Rania Hassan
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