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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, Theresa Stephen" <theresastephen21211@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: theresastephen11122@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 03:24:05 +0800
Subject: Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesue Christ

Mrs. Theresa Stephen
Lot 104, Jacques Avenue,
01 B.P. 3691 Co Cody,
Abidjan -Ivory Coast

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesue Christ

Greetings to you and to your entire family, Dear i have selected your name
among other names due to its Esteeming nature and the recommendations given to
me as a reputable and trust worthy person that i can do business with and By
the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and
sincere gospel work. I am Mrs. Theresa Stephen from Australia, A widow to late
mr, Stephen Joseph of Ivory Coast, Am Suffering from long time cancer of the
breast.

Dear, My late Husband was a Finance Director in the Ministry of works and
housing before his retirement from service, after his retirement we went into;
Real Estate Business and also Government building contract. We were married
for years without a child due to my fibroid problem. Am currently addmited in
a private hospital,

Recently, my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next 15 weeks because
the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage. When my husband was alive he made a
deposit of ($3.500.000.00usd) three Million five hundred thousand United
States Dollars, hoping to use the money to expand our business by buying some
construction Machine and equipment before he met his death. Knowing my
condition I have decided to donate this money out for charity purposes. Dear,
I want to transfer this money to you, I want you to use at least 70% of this
money to help the orphanage homes, poor, sick ones in the hospital, widows,
help women with cancer, help in the church of the lord then take the remaining
amount to take care of your home because every worker deserve its wages.

I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your Country will be used
for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without Christ is vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of
God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you and your family Amen?

Please your urgent reply will be highly apreciated

remain bless your sister in christ

Mrs, Theresa Stephen

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