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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: Murtaza Bhutto <murtaza1bhutto@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Murtaza Bhutto <murtazabhu2013@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:26:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear in the Lord,


Dear in the Lord,

Greetings in the powerful name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I know that God will give you the desire and the interest to digest this humble story, but they can be so strange to believe my story, but I know that the reason and wisdom all - mighty God created the heavens and the Earth understood and accepted humbly my proposal to continue despite not having known or seen, but I know that the distance is not an obstacle to the divine mission.

You may not know the sender of the email. I have received your e - mail files to find people online trust. Let me introduce myself first. I am Murtaza Bhutto. I'm married to the former Dr. James Bhutto Ambassador of Kuwait here in Ivory Coast. for twenty years before his death in 2008, after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. We were married for 25 years with a daughter (Linda), who then died in a car crash. Before the premature death of my missing qu mari, both born again Christians. Since after his death I decided not to marry or have a child out of my marital home which the Bible is against.

When my husband was alive he deposited the sum of 3.5 million (3.5 million in the United States), which are polygons and investment in the capital market was withdrawn with a bank. Presently, this money is still in the Bank. My doctor told me that I have a few months of life due to the cancerous problems that I am suffering.

I decided to get out of this Fund to you and ask that you use this gift that comes from the bottom of my husband at the end of the s "can maintain the widows, widowers, orphans, the poor, the oppressed, children with disabilities, sterile - women and random are economically or physically sick."

As soon as we receive your response I will give the contact of the Bank in Ivory Coast. In addition, my wishes are sent and provide the certificate of deposit, and once proven that helps the initial advantage of this Fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. You will every day in prayer during their lifetime. Please tell me which act as you asked here.

Please you have to send me the following.
Full names...........
Address..............
Edad ................
Occupaction..........

May God bless us all,
Mrs. Murtaza Bhutto.

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