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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: Olivet George <olivet.george1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Olivet George <olivet_george@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:10:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Child of God


Dear Child of God

I am glad
to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has directed
me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. I am writing this
mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs Olivet George

I
want to tell you this because I dont have any other option than to tell
you as I was touched to open up to you, I am married to Mr.Donatus
George who worked with Tunisia embassy in Ivory coast for Ten years
before he died in the year 2009.We were married for eleven years without
a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

Since
his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of (US $3M,000 000,) Three million dollars)in a bank
in Abidjan the capital city of Ivory coast in west Africa Presently this
money is still in bank. He made this money available for exportation of
cocoa from Ivory coast. Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not
last for the period of seven months due to cancer problem. Whoever that
wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and Truth because God is the
Most High, Please always be prayerful all through your life.

The
one that disturbs me most is my cancer sickness. Having known my
condition I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the
less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to take 15 Percent of the total money for
your personal use While 85% of the money will go to charity" people in
the street and helping the orphanage.

I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not good not even
good at all because they are the one that responsible for the death of
my late husband in other to have all my late husband properties and I
don't want my husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for
his death. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family
member, just to endeavor that the name of God is maintained... Am doing
this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this
sickness has suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply
I shall give you the contact of the bank in Ivory coast and I will send
authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the
money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly
as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Mrs Olivet George

written from Hospital

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