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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: "Mrs. Cathe Robins" <auslotto2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.catherine.robins@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:12:07 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

From: cath Robins" <mrs.catherine.robins@gmail.com>
Subject: ATTENTION
Date: 03\10\2014

Dear beloved one,

I am Mrs. Catherine Robins, A Cancer Woman and I married to late Mr.
Robins Bamba, who was working with South African Embassy here in Ghana
before he died in the year 2009, after a brief illness that lasted for
only five days. We were married for Eighteen years and were blessed
with a daughter called ( Amanda) who later died in a fatal motor
accident on her way to school.

Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again
Christians. And since after his death I decided not to remarry or get
a child outside my matrimonial home .When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of (US$ 4. 5 Million ) Four Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) in a prime bank here .

Following my ill health, being a victim to cancer , I have decided to
donate this fund to a Christian Organizations and Less Privileged in
the society. I will like you to utilize this fund the way I am going
to instruct herein, according to the desires of my late husband.

I want the fund to be transfer into your account in your base after it
shall be use for Charitable activities such as helping of Orphanages,
Charitable Schools and for propagating the word of God and to endeavor
that the house of the Lord is maintained. I and my late husband took
this decision because we don't have any child that will inherit the
fund and my husband relatives are pagans and do not know about the
deposit. I am not afraid of death since I know where I am going,
according to the book of Exodus 14 VS 14 which 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 situation as well as the presence of my late husband's
relatives around me. I don't want them to know about this
development/wishes of my late husband hence I want it to be fulfilled
. As soon as I receive your reply urgently,

I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Ghana together with
the Agreement and Deposit Certificates and would also introduce you
officially to the bank for the immediate releasing of the funds to
you.

Distributes it accordingly and use your judgment to distribute the
money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel free to re-imbue yourself
when you have the money for any expenses you made during the process
of transfer/claiming the fund on my behalf.

Please always be prayerful all through your life as well as committing
me into your daily prayers. Reply me immediately you received this
mail since any delay in your reply will give me room to source another
person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply
immediately via

(mrs.catherine.robins@gmail.com).

Remain blessed.
Yours Sister in pain,
Mrs. Cathe Robins

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