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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. Sofie Rawan Jakob" <sofiejakobs@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:42:01 +0300
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT

My Dearest in the Lord,
Calvary greetings to you in the name of our LORD. I am Mrs. Sofie Rawan
Jakob, from Kuwait. I was married to Mr. Akku Yassin Jakob, who worked
with Kuwait embassy in Cote d'Ivoire for nine years before he died last
year. We were married for eleven years without a child. My husband died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we
were both born again and believers in God.

My dear, I know that you are surprise on receiving this letter, but as a
child of the living God, you should know that our ways is not his ways.
God works in many ways and all things works out for good to them that
believed in him. In fact, it is also by the leading of the holy spirit of
God that I choose you in obedience and love to fulfill the desire of my
late husband that I supported to the glory of God. I want you to
understand that this benevolence is in fulfillment of the desire and
decision of my late husband which I am persuaded to actualize.

Since the death of my beloved husband, I decided not to remarry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$2.5 million dollars ($2,500,000.00) in a bank here
in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire. Presently, this money is still in the bank.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of nine
months due to my cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my
stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund
to a charity organization, church, Mosque, Christian organization, Islamic
organization, Theravada Buddhist or a true believer that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want this fund to be used for orphanages, schools, churches, Mosques,
Monasteries, widows and the less privilege people in propagating the word
of God and to make sure that the house of God is maintained."Blessed is
the hand that gives". I took this decision because I don't have any child
that will inherit this fund and my husband relatives are unbelievers and I
don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision. 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
LORD. I don't need any telephonic communication in this regard because of
my health condition and the presence of my late husband's relatives
around me always trying to claim this fund from me which my husband left
for me. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all
things are possible.

I will want you to handle this on your own since my health cannot allow me
as I have been placed on medical dialysis check up periodically. Even I am
writing this letter with the assistance of a sister who uses to help me. I
will want you to send me your full name and address so that I can swear to
an affidavit on oath that will officially and legally approved you as the
next of kin to this fund so that even if I am dead your claim to this fund
in the bank will not be in doubt. I will be sending you the affidavit of
oath and certificate of deposit of this fund immediately after the
affidavit is ready.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank
in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where this fund was deposited by my beloved
husband. I will also issue you the affidavit of oath that will legally and
officially approve you the next of kin and new beneficiary to the fund
together with the certificate of deposit of this fund which my late
husband used to pay the money in the bank. I want you to always pray for
me.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy child of God. Whosoever
that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.

I want you to send the following items to me for the procession of the
affidavit:
(1) Your full name....
(2) Your address....
(3) Your Nationality....
(4) Your Age / Sex......
(5) Your Occupation.......
(6) Your marital status.....
(7) Your direct telephone number.....

I need these information’s very urgent. Any delay in your reply will give
me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.

I am hoping to receive your urgent reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Sofie Rawan Jakob.


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