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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 SERAH SHINN <chunchoru@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MRS SERAH SHINN <msserahh@outlook.fr>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 21:43:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest in the Lord ,


Dearest in the Lord ,

I
am Mrs Serah Shinn from Korea and married to Dr. Lee Micheal Shinn who
worked with United Nation Organisation (UN) in Ivory Coast before his
surden death in the year 2010. We were happily married for 17 years
without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only few
days.

Before his death we were both born again Christians. 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 ($ 2.8Million) in a Finance firm here in Abidjan
the Capital City of Ivory Coast.

Recently, My private Doctor and
other goverment Doctors told me that i would not last for the next seven
months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition i decided to
donate this fund to a church or a God fearing person that will utilize
this money the way i am going to instruct herein. I want a church or
person that will use this fund for orphanages,widows,propagating the
word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.

Just
pray to God and read my letter very well and obey my directions i will
bring the fund to you in your country without any problem only make out
some time for God on this particular project.

Since is God who
directed me to your contact i also believed that you can do the project
is God work he will lead you because you are better than me now on
health ground and i am well convince for you to stand on the truth to
tell that you are a child of God and God have choose you for his work
only come up on faith to receive this my charity donation fund in your
home country.

Yours names/Your contact address/Your cellphone for the work of charity.

Thanks and God bless you,

Mrs.Serah Shinn

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