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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Zaflrah Bahijah <zafirah22bahijah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Zaflrah Bahijah <zafirah10bahijah@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 04:37:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Zafirah Bahijah


Donation From Mrs Zafirah Bahijah
Dear one oF  God,
 
May our good God bless you,  reward you for your going out and your coming in through our God almighty. Amen.
 
My name is Mrs Zafirah Bahijah;  Origin of Kuwait, i am married to late Mr.  Bahijah Ghassane. who worked with Kuwait embassy here in Ivory Coast cote d'ivoire for nine years before he died in the year 2011.
 
We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.  Before his death we were both born again of God.  Since his death i decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the bible is against.  When my late husband was alive he left the sum of Three million five hundred thousand US dollars ($3. 5million) in a general trust account with a bank here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire west Africa, Recently, following my ill health my doctor told me that i would not last for the next eight months due to my cancer problem.
 
He told me that in the next 2 months there is going to be a spread of this cancer to my bones and I will not live again, the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a needs, Individual, and Organization or the house of God that i know may need it and that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein according to the desire of my late husband before his death.
 
Presently, this money is still with the bank. I want this fund to be used in liberation work activities like, help to Gods servants, families,orphanages, less privileged in the society and schools, poor people in your amidst and up keeping of the house of God  and for propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.
 
I took this decision because i don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not believers of God and i don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way like idol. This is why i am taking this decision.
 
The word of God  made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". 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 God. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that " the God will fight my case and i shall hold my peace" i don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health. With God all things are possible.
 
As soon as i receive your reply i shall give you the contact of the bank for you to contact with them directly for onward transfer. I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary of my funds. I want you and your family to always pray for me because the God is my shepherd.  My happiness is that i lived a life of a worthy Gods born again.  Who ever that wants to serve the God must serve him in spirit and truth.
 
Please always be prayerful all through your life, delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another house of God for this same purpose. Please me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another God house for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as i stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
 
Remain blessed in the God.
 
Yours in God
Mrs Zafirah Bahijah,

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