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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: "Mirian Williams" <sis_mimiwilliss@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2017 11:29:18 +0100
Subject: Donation For Work Of God From Mrs. Williams

Dear In One God,

May the blessings of God Almighty be with you, i know this proposal will
definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but i implore you to read
carefully as the decision you make will go a long way to determine my
future, let me use this moment to introduce myself very well, my names
are Mrs. Mirian Williams 56 years old widow, i married to Mr. Benson
Williams, both of us are Indian Citizen, i was grown up by the orphanage
Home in Abidjan commercial city of Ivory Coast, my beloved husband and
our only son David died in a fatal accident that occurred in November
5th 2014, their death was a heart broke to me but i can not question God
the reason it happens in such manner.

In July 2016 after several medical text, my Doctor confirmed that i had
a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life at any moment although
by the power restored in me as a child of God i am not afraid of death
because i know where i will be after death, from all indication by my
Doctor, the cancer has gotten to a very critical stage.

Since my life is short in this world i quickly committed myself in three
days praying, asking God to provide a reliable and capable person who i
will donate this amount of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand American
Dollars ($4.5. Million) that was deposited by my late husband in a bank
here in Abidjan Ivory Coast, i want the fund to be use in good manner
not to humiliate poor people, I WISH TO ENTRUST THIS FUND TO YOU FOR
CHARITY WORKS, i am desperately in need of assistance and support from
you, please do not fail me and the millions of the poor people around
your corner, The fund is not stolen money and there are no dangers
involved, i propose you to accept my donation with all your heart
because if i die without putting this fund in the care of a person who
will use it to assist the work of God and charity works, that means my
husband struggles is in vain.

Please i want our communication to be confidential for my safety and the
safety of the fund because of the recent political crisis and for the
sake of my husband's family, i never intended to let any of my husband
family to know about this fund because if they find out, they will not
allow me to donate the fund for the work of God, which i will not be
happy if i do not donate the fund to help orphans like me, if you are
willing and interested to help me fulfil the project, when responding, i
want you to send your full names, your residence address, your country
origin, with an identity card or driver's license so that i can go to
the Ministry of Justice to obtain the change of ownership, the change of
ownership certificate will legally prove that you are the new
beneficiary of the fund, so that your claim to the fund will be accepted
by the bank where the fund is deposited, after i obtain the affidavit in
your favour, i will give you the contact of the bank so that you will
contact the bank director for the fund transfer, may God bless you as
you make the right decision.

Please i prefer you to respond through my private email for security
reasons (sis_mimiwilliss@hotmail.com).

Yours In One God,
Mrs. Mirian Williams.

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