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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: <carolinehassan64@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 16:54:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: from mrs caroline


God bless you

I am Mrs Caroline hassan from France but I based in Ivory Coast where I have been living with my Late Mr Abdulhaq, My late husband is one of the best contractors here in Ivory Coast and also a seasoned contractor in France through out his life before he died in a political struggle here in Ivory Coast on 7th July 2014. We where married for many years without a child. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of five Million five hunderd thousand dollars ($5.5 million u.s dollars) in a fix deposit account with one of the banks here in Ivory coast using my name as the beneficiary since we could not bear a child. Presently this money is still with the bank here in Ivory coast and i am very sick from cancer of the lug despite the fibroid and tumor which denied me a child when my husband was alive as a result i may not last till the next two or three months according to my doctor report so i want to donate the money to any organization or individual who will u!
se it to !
work for God and i have chose you after making several praying consultations. I want this money to be sheared among the less privileged and motherless homes since i do not have a child to inherit it and i don't want my husbands heard earn money to be used carelessly as i have agree with my husband,It is true that I don't know you, but I have been directed by God through my heart to do this. If you wish to help me, write back to me at your earliest convenience so that I would direct you on how to contact the bank for the transfer of the money to you. Please send me your name, address, occupation, age, to enable me forward it to the bank for them to transfer the money to you and remember me in your prayers and i will like to see you photos and i will send my to you as soon as you contact me.


I await your urgent reply.

Thanks for your kindness and God Bless you.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs caroline hassan





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