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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: Ideal Abdan <idealabdan@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <idealabdan1@outlook.fr>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 16:58:55 +0200
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO HIS WORK ON CHARITY DONATION.


GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO HIS WORK ON CHARITY DONATION.

Good Day,
My
name is Mrs.Lyna Anni, 68yrs, Please and please do not be offended by
my act to disturb your peace, it is due to the excruciating pain
suffered it has not really been easy for me and I had no choice than to
do this. I discovered I had a lump at the early stage, but I didn’t take
it to mean anything very serious, but when it started giving me problem
that was when My husband left me and my two (2) kids who later leave
the world to enternity at tander age of 9months and 1year, at the early
stage of the breast cancer because he could not cope with it any longer,
it has been 8 whole years of struggle to stay alive. I have tried all
means to get rid of it, traditional and foreign medicines but it keeps
getting worse each passing day. All efforts have tried and now I am left
to face my fate, while I patiently waiting for my creator to call me
home, but if he so wish to still heal me I will be so glad and worship
him forever. Whoever that is reading this and your touched, I want you
to please pray for me and all human being expecially women and children
that they may have a bright futureand they will never have to go through
anything like this. I beg of you in the name of God please and please
don’t ignore. ***TEARS***I am really very sorry for the nature of the
disturbing picture of my massage, I am Pleased to Type Amen if you
wish all the women around the world God's complete protection from this
deadly CANCER... Becuase of the reasons, I have decided to Donate
immediately to a heartly Christian the whole I want you to stand as
beneficiary to the sum of 3.5 Million (Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars for the help of orphanages and women in
need. Please while on my bed of sikness, I need you urgently who that
have the human heart and know that you will remember that this money is
not for private use but to help others that need. Send to me you
information so as to direct you before another thing happens, and please
try as you can to reach me fast becuase I may not be able to be
replying your mail as you may be expecting becuase I dont know how it
will be as to what the doctors has declined. Please if you reply this
mail and do not receive an immediately responds, please write back to
know the situation. I know that God will prepare you for this in Jesus
Name Amen. information for details of the project. 1. Your full names
and address 2. Your private telephone and fax numbers 3. Your private
email address 4. Age and profession May the Lord remain blessing every
one Amen.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Lyna Anni.

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