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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: Noffi Smith <noffismith1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Noffi Smith <noffi_smith@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:18:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear God's Select.


Dear God's Select.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart.
My
name is Mrs.Noffi Smith from Cyprus, 55years old an ageing widow and a
Cancer patient I want to tell you this because I don't have any other
option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you.

I am
married to Mr.Christopher Smith who worked with Syplus embassy in cote
d’ivoire for many years before he died in the year 2009. We were married
for many years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days. Since his death I decided not to remarry or
get a child outside my matrimonial home
which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand
Dollars) in a fixed suspense
account with one of the Security Company in Abidjan the capital city
of  Cote D'Ivoire in west Africa. Presently this money is still in the
Security Company  and my late husband made this money available for
exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining before his death.

Recently,
My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months
due to my cancer problem and the one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition, So I decided to donate this fund to
church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct here in to take care of the
less-privileged.

I want you to take 20% of the total money for
your personal use While 80% of the money will go to charity homes like
peoples in the streets, churches, orphanages and widows. I took this
decision because I grew up as an Orphan, and I don’t have any child that
will inherit this money and my
husband relatives are not Christians, and I don’t want my husband’s
hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers.

 I am very sorry i
cannot make or recieve any calls due to my health. As you are aware i
cannot move the funds out of the secrity company and dispatched it to
poor/churches/mosque/motherless babies/less privileged/widows due to my
health condition, so i put faith to test by visiting the web email
directory because the Internet is the only means of communication that i
can use right now due to my health condition. I got your email address
and good reputation about you from the web email directory and decided
to will this funds to you for the good work.

I don’t want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner and that is
my reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death
anyway because I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in
the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace, Amen.

So
dear Consider this and as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you
the contact of the Security Company in Cote D'Ivoire and I will also
instruct the Security Company Director to issue you an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money in there
Company, that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein.
 

Hoping to receive your reply:
From Mrs Noffi  Smith.

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