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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycyBEYXJjZXkgSGFsbGllIEFyb3VuYSI=?= <d.haruna4@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Permit me please, my name is Mrs. Darcy Halle Arouna, the wife to late M= r. Arouna former president Burkina Faso GIA, I decided to disclose this mat= ter to you as a Christian and believe to have good advice or assistant from= you.

I have 6 months daughter for my late husband, and in our tradi= tion rules and regulation, if you are a woman and have only daughter for yo= ur late husband, you are not entitled to inherit his property, less you mar= ry to his brother before you can be able to inherit what belong to him, And= I decided not to marry to anybody from my late husband family.

My l= ate husband established huge private investment (VIP.HAIR DRESSER) that I a= ssisted in managing before he died last 2 month, After his death the family= took the key of the office from me, The family is well educated and rich, = I don=E2=80=99t have a strong person to back me up and I am the first daugh= ter of my parent, my family are poor and My parent cannot stand for the cas= e, Now the family have started doing some research over my late husband inv= estment.

This year=E2=80=99s my late husband received cooperate bank= statement of account before his death which the document is with me, the t= otal balance is $2.5 Million Us Dollars, (Two million five hundred thousand= Us Dollars).

 My question is this.
The family have over tak= e the investment and accuse me for responsible of my husband death.

= 1. What should I do?  
2. Should I present the document to the fami= ly?
3. Should I look for a means to claim the funds for the future of my= daughter and myself?

Upon this I seek for your help as a Christian = and this Religion is a fundamental set and practices generally in my villag= e and involves devotional and ritual observances. They also often contain a= moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

In this case, I = don=E2=80=99t want to involve the United Nations woman right or to fight fo= r my right from the government, I knew where I came from, and I need peace = of mind for my parent. The account is cooperate account, The counselor told= me that it is the best way, If I have a reliable person to stand for trans= ferring of the funds, Please help me, please help me.  

As a Ch= ristian I did not belief in their Religion. Christianity is more than a rel= igion; it is a relationship with Jesus Christ. John 15:9 says, =E2=80=9CAs = the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now continue in my love. = ; Jesus summarized the true religion in Matthew 22:37-40, =E2=80=9CLove the= Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your ent= ire mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.

If I may ask, do you have = a church? If yes! I agree to offer 20% of the funds to the church as my tit= hes and offering, If No! I accept to offer you 20% of the funds for your as= sistant, I do not have bank account account, I was planning to open an acco= unt before I lost my husband, I was saving little money with daily contribu= tor only. I will open account now by special grace, I don=E2=80=99t have in= ternational passport so I cannot come to your country, I will give you acco= unt to send the money to me, after you have deducted the 20% from the funds= .

With the prayer I received I believe you are the right person to h= elp me, Meanwhile I still wait for your advise, Bank manager is a Christian= , He told me that this suggestion is the best, In order to have a clean she= et for transferring of the funds and for the protection of the bank body if= the family come for verification, Hence it is international transaction th= e family have nothing to do, Because the account is cooperate bank account = =E2=80=98=E2=80=99Dollar account=E2=80=9D,  Please help me because of = the little child, Help me because of Christ, Help me as a Christian . It is= very urgent.   

Best Regards
Mrs. Darcy Halle ArounaPrivate email (d.halliearouna@hairdresser.net)


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