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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: rose <r_0dr@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: rose45653@outlook.fr
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2016 06:45:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation For Charity Work.

Dearest in Christ,

I am Mrs. Rose David from Kuwait. I am married to late Mr. Richard David, who
worked
with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six years before he died in the
year
2004,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Hannah) who later died in
a motor
accident. Before the untimely death of my husband, we were both born again Chr
istians.
Since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matri
monial home,
which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the su
m of
(US$6.5M)(Six Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollar) in a Genera
l Trust
Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire. Presently, this money is
still with the
bank. Recently, following my ill health, my Doctor told me that I may not last
for the next
eight months due to my cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my str
oke
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Christi
an
organization (Church) that will utilize this money the way I am going to instr
uct herein,
according to the desire of my late husband before his death. I want this fund
to be used
in Christian Activities like, Orphanages, Christian schools, and Churches for
propagating
the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible
made us to
understand that " Blessed is the hand that giveth" . I took this decision beca
use I don' t
have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not C
hristians 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 w
here I am going
I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says th
at " the lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace" . I don' t need any telephone co
mmunication in
this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband' s relatives
around me always. I don' t want them to know about this development. With God
all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in Ab
idjan. I will also
issue you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fu
nd. I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my she
pherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that
Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be
prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another Church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will
act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply. Remain bless
ed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rose David.


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