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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: Franka David <frankadavid1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:27:56 +0000
Subject: My beloved in Christ,

My beloved in Christ,


Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ.

I am Mrs Franka David, from Cote D'ivoire a widow to late Mr. David
Kalou I am 55 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from
long time cancer of the lungs, from all indication my conditions is
really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I won't live more
than six months according to my doctor's. And in all indication
regards to medical analysis this is because the cancer has gotten to a
very bad stage that no hope for me to be a living person again.

My late husband died 5 years ago and during the period of our marriage
we could not produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and
after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. The doctor
has advised me that I may not live for more than six months. So I now
decided to divide the part of this wealth to contribute to the
development of the church in America, Africa, Asia and Europe
especially create solution to problem of less privileged ones and
orphanage homes. I selected you because I prayed and fast for three
weeks over it with advise of my pastor, I am willing to donate the sum
of $5 million us dollars, to the lessprivileged.

Please I want you to note that the fund is lying in a bank, and upon
my instruction, I will file in an application for the transfer of the
fund in your name. lastly I honestly pray that this fund when
transferred to you will be used for the said purpose even though am
late then because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without Christ is vanity and I made the promise to God that the fund
will be used to build his temple.

My beloved in Christ please if you can devout your time and effort to
do this work for our lord Jesus Christ I will like you to furnish me
with your contact information’s.Thereafter I will give you the contact
of the bank here where the fund was deposited so that you will contact
them to see that the fund is transfer to you so that you can start the
work.

I need to know your full names,
your age and occupation,
your state of origin.

May the grace of our lord Jesus Christ the love of god and the sweet
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.
God bless you.
Mrs. Franka David

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