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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. Miran Abbas" <mrsmiranabbas1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Miran Abbas" <mrs.miranabbas@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 10:41:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs.Miran Abbas


>From Mrs.Miran Abbas

Dear,

I
am Mrs Miran Abbas from Israel a widow to late Mr Daniel Abbas. I am 68
years old, I am a Christian  suffering from long time cancer of the
breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it
is quite obvious that I wouldn't live more than three months, according
to my doctors, and in all indication regards to medical analysis, this
is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope
for me to be a living person again,

My
late husband was killed during the France raid against terrorism in
Ivory Coast, and during the period of our marriage we could not produce
any child, my late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I
inherited all his business and wealth. the doctors has advised me that I
may not live for more than Four months, so I now decided to divide the
part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in
America, Africa, Asia and Europe especially create solution to problem
of less privileged ones and orphanage homes.

I
selected you after visiting the website I prayed over it; I am willing
to donate the sum of US$4.5 million dollars, to the less privileged.
Please I want you to note that the fund is lying in a bank in Ivory
Coast and upon my instruction will file in an application for the
transfer of the money in your name.

Lastly,
I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the
said purpose even though I am late then, because I have come to find out
that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity and I made the promise
to God that the fund will be use to build his temple. May the grace of
our lord Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and
your family I await urgent reply.

God blesses you.
Mrs Miran Abbas

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