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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: "MRS.AMY RIDDERING" <amyridd49@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 10:57:16 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS.AMY RIDDERING CAN I TRUST YOU


Dear sir/madam,

It's my pleasure to be in contact you based on the
critical condition I found myself into, it's not a financial problem but my
health, you might have known that cancer is a deadly diseases something
very unpleasant to human health and liking, meanwhile I got your email
contact from Google data from people chamber of commerce while I was
searching for a God fearing person, honest and pure in heart.

Introduction about myself

Our names are Mrs. Amy Riddering James, I am 41 years old, a wife of late
Mr. Michael James Riddering a citizen of USA, my husband late Mr. Michael
James Riddering was killed here in Burkina Faso on the 15–16 January 2016,
My husband and i lives here in Burkina Faso and we ware working together as
an orphanage and women’s crisis center till on that hurtful day of my life
when my husband was killed by the Al Qaeda terrorist gunmen armed with
heavy weapons attacked the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel in
the heart of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

Since the death of my husband I decided not to remarry again as a kind and
humble promised which I made to my late husband when he was alive, my late
husband deposited the sum of $42.350.000.00 dollars with the united Bank
for Africa here in Burkina Faso when he was alive, presently the money is
still with the bank and I am unable to take control over the deposited fund
due to my health condition now, My Doctor has made me to understand that I
don't have much time to live again because of the cancer problem.

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this fund to you to
take care of the less-privileges, you will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein. I want you to take 33% (Percent ) of the total
fund for your personal use while 67%(percent) of the total fund goes for
the charity work helping the orphanage, widows also to build schools for
less privilege in the name of my late Husband. You can visit the link below
to know more about event concerning the attack.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/burkinafaso/12103065/Burkina-Faso-attacks-Al-Qaeda-Islamic-Maghreb-Hotel-Splendid-Ouagadougou-live.html

I grown up in the manes of Orphans and I loved them because I am part of
them and they are my family please with all due respect I will like you to
kindly continue from where I and my late husband stopped, please I do not
want it in a situation whereby this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. That's why I'm taking this decision, I'm not afraid of death,
because I know where I'm going after life. Also I want you’re sincerity and
urgent answer to know if you will be able to execute this project in a
Godly way, then I will give you more information on how the fund will be
transferred in your name.

I will be waiting for your kind respond.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Amy Riddering
written from Hospital
Email riddering0@hotmail.com

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