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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: ruth obed <ruthobed21@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:11:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend

Greetings in the name of God, I am Mrs.ruth obed Anders ,I am 61 years old and married to my late husband Mr Chris obed who worked in embassy here in abidjan for Twenty Years with no child. Before his death, he deposited the sum of (€2.3 million euro) in a bank here in cote d ivoire.,

l am suffering from a long time cancer and according to my doctor, due to the state of my illness, they said that i may not live for the next few months It is my last wish to see that this money is invested into any organization of your choice and distributed each among the charity organization,the poor and the motherless babies home.

as my promise to God. I have set aside 15% for you and your family..i contacted you with trust Waiting for your reply , please put me in your daily prayers.

Best Regard,
Mrs.ruth obed Anders

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