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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: Serah Abbas <serahabbas2011@voila.fr>
Reply-To: serahabbas4@voila.fr
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:03:39 -0500
Subject: Words in my =?UTF-8?Q?Heart=2E=E2=80=8F?=


FROM ;Serah Abbas.
COTE D'IVOIRE,ABIDJAN.
IVORY COAST.

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am Mrs Serah Abbas from Solomon Islands. I am married to late Mr. Lobi
Abbas who worked with our Embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before
he died in the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a
child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million with a Bank in Cote D
lvoire.Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank in Cote
D lvoire.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight
months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to a church,organization or good person that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a
church,organization or good person that will use this fund for
orphanages, widows and other peoples
that needs.

The Bible made us to understand that"Blessed is the hand that giveth". l
took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians not even good at all
because they are the one that responsible for the death of my husband in
other to have all my late husband prperties and I don't want my
husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death. This
is why I am
taking this decision, I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am
going.

I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14
says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace". I
don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I
don't want them to know about this development. As soon as I receive
your reply I will send
it to the Bank for them to contact you.

I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove
you the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you, church or
the organization to always pray for me because the lord is my only
shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.
Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Contact me on the this email address and any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing another good person, church,organization for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein.

Hoping to receive your response immedaitely.
Thanks and Remain blessed .

l remain yours sister.
Mrs Serah Abbas .

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