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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: MRS RITA CONRAD <xdw@osb.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: ms_ritaconrad@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 2:41:02 +0900
Subject: FROM:MRS RITA CONRAD FERGUSON

FROM:MRS RITA CONRAD FERGUSON
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
PLEASE EMAIL BACK

DEAREST IN CHRIST,

I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY REACH YOU BY SURPRISE.AS WE DONT KNOW OURSELF PREVIOUSLY.I AM THE ABOVE NAME PERSON FROM INDIA. I AM MARRIED TO MR CONRAD FERGUSON :WHO WAS THE AMBASSADOR OF JAMAICA FOR NINETEN YEARS IN COTE DIVOIRE.WE WERE MARRIED FOR FIFTEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD. HE DIED IN DECEMBER 27TH 2004 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS

BEFORE HIS DEATH WE ARE HAPPY HUSBAND AND WIFE CHRISTIAN FAMILY. SINCE HIS DEATH IDECIDED NOT TO REMARRY OR GET A CHILD OUTSIDE MY MATRIMONIAL HOME WHICH THE BIBLE IS AGAINST. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ( USD $12.7MILLION ) TWELVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS INTO A BOX FOR SECURITY REASON AND THE MONEY STILL WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

MEANWHILE, I HAVE NOT TELL ANY BODY THE CONTENT OF THIS DEPOSIT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY.I AM TELLING YOU THE CONTENT REASON THAT I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME USE THE FUND FOR THE WORK OF GOD. EVEN DO YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTAIN.THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM .WHAT I WANT IS FOR YOU TO USE IT AND HELP THE HELPLESS PEOPLE AROUND YOU .TO HELP THE ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND MOTHERLES CHILDRENS

RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE SERIOUS SICKNESS WHICH IS CADIAC PROBLEM.THE ONE THAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE HIS FUND TO YOU TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY ACCORDING TO MY DIRECTION AND THE WILL OF GOD.

PLEASE DO GIVE URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL WITHOUT ANY DELAY

I WANT TO GIVE YOU NUMBER TO CALL ME BUT I DONT WANT IN A WAY MY HUSBAND RELATIONS WILL KNOW THAT I AM GIVING YOU THIS MONEY.I HAVE SISTER NURSE WHO IS FEARFUL TO THE LORD THAT WILL BE HELPING GIVING YOU INFORMATION OF THIS DEPOSIT.HER NAME ID SISTER (CHANTAL KONE )

SO PLEASE I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLYWITHOUT ANY DELAY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MONEY,

REMAIN BLESSED ALWAYS
YOURS SISTER IN CHRIST
MRS RITA CONRAD FERGUSON

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