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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Gloria Pelaez <mrsglori_06pelaez@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: gloria_011pelaez@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 01:20:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Compliments of the day

Compliments of the day to you!

By this e-mail, I do sincerely apologize for my intrusion of your privacy. However, I have something serious with great concern to share with you. I believe you can be of help to advise and handle this issue, in this reason I decided to contact you with good faith that you will handle this issue sincerely.

I am Mrs Gloria Pelaez, I'm married to late Mr Mr Emmanuel N.Pelaez. who worked with Philippines embassy in ABIDJAN for nine years, before he died in the year 2008. We were both married for eleven years without children. I decided to contact you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation with this valuable amount of fund that will be sufficient to build a charity foundation and distribute welfare items to less privilege people within your community.

I inherited the funds from my late husband (Mr Emmanuel N.Pelaez) and I want to will the fund to charity because of our affection for charity welfare. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after 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 (USD$16.5 Million Dollars ) ( Sixteen Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollar ) in a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any charity organization of your choice within your community to help distribute welfare items to charity Organizations, motherless baby’s home, mosques, churches, Schools and also support destitute aged men and women. You can invest part of the charity funds into a reliable venture or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less people.

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 condition.


I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby home and presently, I'm hospitalized here in London,UK where I am undergoing treatment for my upcoming throat cancer surgery operation.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan. I will also issue you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on this e-mail address: any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Church for this same purpose.

Please help to pray for my health and quick recovery always! I look forward hearing from you urgently Warm regards,
Mrs Gloria Pelaez.

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