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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: MS.MIMI ROB <ms.mimi_rob@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ms.mimi_rob@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:21:43 +0000
Subject: FROM MISS MIMI ROB




FROM MISS MIMI ROB
CONTACT ADDRESS
EMAIL-(ms.mimi_rob@yahoo.fr)

Dear,

First of all, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of my e-mail, although I am not comfortable discussing it through this manner, due to lots of unsolicited mails on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my health is deteriorating.

INTRODUCTION: I'm Ms. Mimi Rob, I am a citizen of Israel, I am a cancer patient; my health is deteriorating day by day.; I am married to the late Mr. Rob blessed memory, an Israeli citizen who was respected business tycoon in the UK, before he died of a heart attack in 2014.

We have been married for thirty-five years with a child and our only son was killed in a terrible car accident last year in 2015

Let it be known to you that I am working under the leadership and guidance of God; God has revealed his plans before i contacted you to handle this project. Let it be known to you that God's ways are not our ways. I urge you to pour out their hearts in prayer to our Heavenly Father, and to express this question to him, and ask Him for His wisdom to understand the purpose of this mission. I do not think it's a coincidence that today we are together. God brought us together for this project.

You may ask, why can't I donate these funds to an existing charitable organization; I would not donate the funds to an existing charity, because it has always been the heart desire of my late husband to build a charity in his name before he died of a heart attack. So I want someone who will build a charity in his name in your country or any country of your choice. His name will remain alive forever and therefore lovingly remembered.

My dear, I want you to know that these funds (90.9 million British Pounds) deposited by my late husband. And due to my current health situation, I can not cope with this project matter itself; for us to continue the lawyer is going to find all the necessary documents that will allow you to receive these funds as a new beneficiary on behalf of I and my late husband; this issue will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law in your country and the UK. Please be rest assured.

For the purpose of trust, I send some photographs, which may be good information for you about my person and funeral service of my late son, who died in a ghastly motor accident last year. I will also be sending to you my identifications and some other documents in my next e-mail.

If you are ready to comply and follow the instructions I will be given to you to enable the bank transfer these funds to you as the new beneficiary. Kindly let me know and I will inform you our next step and your exact role in this mission. Please bear with me for all this questions, because I don't want to see this mission abandoned half-way


It is in these areas that I want to use this funding orphanages, widows, also help our old ones that are no longer able to meet their needs. Please, if you have any area of your choice,you want to improve the lives of the less privileged i think it's time for you to do it,Please do not fail to discuss with me and God richly bless you as you do so.

May the Lord bless you mightily in His service and may He make your feet like hints feet and set you upon your high places! I pray He will give you the wisdom to complete this great mission.

waiting for your answer,

with love and prayers,

yours sincerely;

(Miss Mimi Rob)

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