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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: Laura Wiggins <mrs.laurawiggins221a@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Laura Wiggins <laura.wiggins11@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:40:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation From Mrs. Laura Wiggins.


Donation From Mrs. Laura Wiggins.
N°38 Rue Des Martyrs
Cocody Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.
 
DEAREST  ONE  OF GOD,
 
I am Mrs. Laura Wiggins. from South Korean, i am married to Mr. Young Wiggins, who worked with South Korean Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire for many years before he died in the year 2012, we were married for eleven years without a child, before He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
 
Before his death we were both born again Christian, And since after his death i decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $6.5 Million (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars.) in a bank here in Abidjan in a fix deposit account.
 
Presently,the fund is still with the bank, recently my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem that has eaten all over my body, But the one that disturbs me the most is my stroke sickness, So having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a church or an individual person that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein, i want a church or a God fearing person that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, and propagating of the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
 
The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth, i took this decision because i don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are Muslims Extremist and i don’t want my husband’s efforts to be used by unbelievers as he earlier warned me before he died, i don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way, this is why i am taking this decision, 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 cause and i shall hold my peace.
 
I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health conditions and the presence of my late husband’s extremist muslims relatives always around me, i don't want them to know about this development, with God all things are possible, as soon as I receive your reply i shall give you the contact of the bank here in Abidjan, i want you and the church to always pray for me because the Lord is my shephard, And my happiness is that i lived a life of a worthy Christian, whoever that want to serve the Lord must serve him in Spirit and in Truth, please always be prayerful all through your life.
 
Contact me immediately for more informations, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another church or individual person for this same purpose, please assure me that you will act accordingly as i Stated herein, hoping to receive your reply soonest.
 
Remain Blessed In The Lord.
Yours In Christ,
Mrs. Laura Wiggins.

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