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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 Alice Idris <alice_102idris@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Alice Idris <alice_1102idris@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:54:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Compliments of the day to you!

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 Alice Idris Morgan, I'm married to
late Mr Mr Idris Morgan. 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 Idris Morgan) 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$10.5 Million
Dollars ) ( ten 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 Alice Idris Morgan.

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