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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: "aisha_abrahim@cantv.net" <aisha_abrahim@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:26:10 -0430
Subject: MY DEAR BELOVED ONE,

MY DEAR BELOVED ONE,
Greetings in the name of  God
I am Mrs Aisha  Abrahim   married to late Mr Ali . Abrahim  ,we are from  COTE D' IVOIRE, my late husband is a sucessifull cocoa business man,i am suffering from long time cancer of the breast,during our
marriage i have no child  ,at the process my husband was piosioned by his uncle and he died,As a result of my urgly sickness my doctor told me that i may know live more than one year  my late husband deposited some money in one of the international security company here in Cote D'iviore for the family  before he was killed,but becouse of my urgily stution illiness i decided to donate the money for the help of the motherless homes,  poor people,Orphans,disables and churches ,my bad sickines condition will not permitt  me to make use of  the money again  ,i decide to give it at to the needs for Gods  work,
You do not need to be suprise for my message because before i contact i prayed the spirit of God directed me chose you personaly and  hand this project to your hand i chose you as the spirit of God lead  my hearth, to donate this sum of ($2.5,000.000) U.S dollars ,please my dear reply to me  urgent for more details so that i will explain better to you and give you the contact of the security company  to transfer it  to your account, i will forward to you the deposit certificate immidetly,but you will promise me that you will not betray my trust which am going to lay on you now as the spirit encourage me to do,
please my dear help me and retrive this money from security company and use it to help the needs ,you will use 20%of the money for your own ,thanks
may the lord be with you amen
please my dear reply urgent,

Mrs Aisha Abrahim

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