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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 Beattie Brown Paulson <madam_beattiebrown@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:19:20 +0000
Subject: DONATION FOR THE WORK OF GOD.


My Dearest In The Lord,

Greetings I am Mrs Beattie Brown Paulson, from France. I am married to late
Mr. Brown Paulson, who was the former director for processor of
agricultural products In Embassy of France in Ivory Coast of Côte
d'Ivoire based in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was
poisoned to death by one of his business associates on one of their outing
to discussion on a business deal. we are married for Twenty-Six years
before he died in the year 2012, after a brief illness that lasted for only
2 weeks.

I am an ageing widow suffering from long time illness. i am currently
admitted in a privet hospital in Ivory Coa,mean while the reason why i am
writing you this letter is because i want you to stand as beneficiary to
this funds that I inherited from my late loving husband Mr Brown Paulson,
the sum of(USD $6.000.000, Six Million United State Dollars) which he
deposited in one of the famous Bank, and I need a very honest and God
fearing Person that can use this funds for The good work of God's to help
the charities, and then 20% out of the total funds will be for your
compasession for doing this work of God.

I found your email address through internat here in my hospital sick bed
with my laptop then i decide to contact you.Please if you would be able to
use these funds for the Lord's work kindly reply me.

Thanks for your co-operations
Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs Beattie Brown Paulson.

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