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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 Samira Williams <tancyywd2006@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Samira Williams <samira.williams10@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 01:52:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Samira Williams.


Donation From Mrs Samira Williams.

My
mother in-law be came more interested in this case. she was very angry
and mad with me she does not want to set her eyes on me. she calls me
all sorts of names good for nothing woman, whenever you see a woman
looking desperately for the fruit of the womb pity her. in the bible God
instructed husband to love their wives, my husband acted in obedience
to God's command, but his people saw God's instructions as foolishness
not knowing that the foolishness of God is wiser than men. it was a
trialsome and traumatic experience i don't wish any child of God to
experience it.

More deep i think everyday about my situation,
asking why i should be in this problem and how long this difficult
times will last, i didn't know that i have been under a curse, my step
mother laid a curse on me that i will not conceive all the days of my
life. this is a woman i love so much not knowing she was the one
responsible for all that i,ve been passing through. her reason for this
was i married before her daughters. by the time we discover why we have
be in this problem our marriage was getting to fifteen years without
child
.
Suddenly i lost my husband in the year 2005. when my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of 2.5 million us dollars to
the security company in ivory coast, recently i have serious sickness
which is cancer problem, i decided to donate this fund to the orphans
and widows in the church since i have no child, psalms 41vs1 blessed
is he that considereth the poor the Lord will deliver him in time of
trouble.

Moreover my husband relatives did not  know about this
development, i don't need any telephone communication because of my
health, and my husband relatives around me always. get back to me, i
will contact you to the security company here in ivory coast. please
always remember me in your prayers. the joy of the Lord is my strength
nehemiah 8vs10.
Remain bless in the Lord.

Mrs Samira Williams.

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