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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: doris kussi <mrsdoriskussi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 10:52:34 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Doris Kussi

Dearest ,

I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity
foundation in your country with the sum of $2.500.000 (Two Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband
(Engineer. Kussi Moses)

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any business/
organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year
among the charity organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques,
churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever
you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less
fortunate.

I took this decision because I am presently hospitalized here in
(Benin Republic ) where I am undergoing treatment for my up coming
breast cancer surgery operation and alternative treatment for my
cerebrovascular disease (stroke).
As you may wish to know there are no risks involved in this whole
transaction, I therefore look forward to your early reply so that I
will give you all the relevant information that will authorise the
release and transfer of the said fund across to you as my duly
assigned representative.

Thanking you in advance for your consideration,

>From Mrs Doris Kussi

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