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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. Judith Trabelsi" <judithblessedsoul@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Judith Trabelsi" <judithtrabelsimary@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 10:45:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Donation From Mrs. Judith Trabelsi.

Dearest One,
With due Respect and Humanity I write to donate and hand over some funds to you for charity work on orphanages, schools, less privileges and building of church or Mosque.

My name is Mrs. Trabelsi Judith a wife to Late Engr. Jules Trabelsi who was a competent business man and a native of Abu Halifa ( Kuwait ) but I am currently in Lome Togo for my medical treatment, We were married for many yrs without any child till his death in October 2010 after a brief illness. Due to the promise which I revered to him on the alter at the day of our church wedding I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which is against the holy bible.

My happiness is that my late husband lived a life of a true & worthy Christian and he has this plan before his death which he pleaded with me to appropriate it to accomplishment. He took this decision with me to use this fund in building an orphanage that will accommodate thousand's of children, and also to use part of this fund in helping the less priviledge and to spread the gospel of the lord to the remote places of the world.

He made this deposit of $( 2.4 Million )USD Two million Four hundred thousand in a Finance Firm. Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 5 months due to colon cancer & stroke illness. Having known my condition I decided to seek for a competent and reliable God fearing person or church to entrust this fund to utilize this fund the way I narrated above as my late husband desired.

The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund and my late husband's relatives are unbelievers and I don't want my late husband's hard-earned to be used ungodly. This is why I took this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the relevant details that will legalize you to have access over this fund. I will also issue you an affidavit that will proove you the present beneficiary of this fund in the Finance Firm. I want you and the church to always pray for me because of my upcoming Cancer Surgery.

Please assure me that you will work accordingly as I desired and stated above. Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Your's Sister In Christ,
Mrs. Judith Trabelsi.

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