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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: GraceZouma <kaikan12345@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: GraceZouma <gracezouma1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 17:29:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Greetings,


My Greetings,
 
 
I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the Nurse here in this hospital to help me write you this message and i believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before i will die.
 
My name is Mrs. Grace Zouma, I am 53 years old and I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond five month; this is because the cancer has reached a critical stage.
 
I was married to late Dr Edward Zouma, who working in Gold & Diamond exportation in Cote D'ivoire West Africa, where we live all our Lives for Thirty-two years before he died in the year 2010. But is quite unfortunately, He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation that lasted only for four days.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Fifteen Million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.USD($15,500,000)  in  a Bank in AFRICA
 
Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management just wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated.
Presently, I’m with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to do anything myself and my doctors have told me that I have only five month to live,

Now that i am about to end the race like this without any family members and no child. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested, but you will assure me that you will take 30% percent out of the total funds will be for your personal use to support your good family just for your compensation to assist me in doing this charity work than 70% percent to the poor street  children,widows, orphanages home in your country for my heart to rest.
I want your good humanitarian to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around. I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the INSTUTITION. I will also issue you a letter of authority which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of this funds,.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated here

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another church,organization or good person for this same purpose .

Hoping to receive your response immedaitely.
 
Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
 
Mrs Grace Zouma

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