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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. Rania Hassan" <laborsofyears2000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Rania Hassan" <sra.raniahassya@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:11:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Madam Rania Hassan


Good Morning my Dear,
 
I greet you, especially in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Lord am your lady Rania Hassan from Republic of Kuwait, I am married to Mr. Amed Hassan, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before his death in 2006, we were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted only four days. Before his death we both born again Christian. After his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against,
 
When my husband was alive he deposited the sum of  US$ 3.500.000 ( Three million Five Hundred US dollars) in a bank in Ivory Coast
. Currently, this money is in the bank, recently my doctor told me not to run for the next eight months due to cancer problem that
worries me most and my stroke sickness, Knowing my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity that will utilise this money as I will recommend it here
 
I wants an organization that will use this fund for orphanages, schools, churches, widows, promoting the word of God and try to make the house of God to be neat The Bible make us understand that "Blessed are the hand which gives" I took this decision because I do not have a child that? will inherit this money and my husband's family are not Christians and do not want my husband's effort to be used by unbelievers.
 
I do not want a situation where this money will be used in a godless why I am taking this decision. I fear not death, so I know where I'm going I know I'm going to be in the bosom of the Lord Exodus 14 vs 14 says that "The Lord will fight my case and I hold my peace," I don 't need any telephone communication in this regard because my health hence the presence
of my husband's relatives around me always and I did not want them to know about this development, With God all things are possible. As soon as I get the answer I will give you contact of the bank in I vory Coast.
 
I will also issue a letter of authority that will prove that you are the beneficiary of this fund from the Ministry of Justice here in Ivory Coast, "I want you and the Church always pray for me, because you are my shepherd. My happiness is that I live a worthy life of Christian, he who wanted to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and in truth. Please always pray for all his life Contact with me on this email any delay in response will give me room in sourcing another church, for the same purpose,
 
As i am ending this race without any family or child, i want you to assure me that you will take 40% of the money and give 60% to the orphanages home in your country for my heart to rest in peace.  immediately you
receive this message.
 
May God bless and give you strength to carry out my last wish as i told you.
 
Yours fairly friend,

Madam Rania Hassan

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