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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. Majida Freeman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.majidafreeman@y7mail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 22:47:07 -0700
Subject: Please Give This Money For The Needy.

From: Mrs. Majiba Freeman,
Accra, Ghana
07/05/2011


My Beloved one,
I got your esteem contact out of desperate search, Am the above named person From Accra Ghana; am married to late Mr.Augustine Freeman of blessed memory who Worked with Ashanti Gold Mining Company here in Ghana for eleven years before he died after a brief illness that lasted for few days in the year 2006.


Before my husband death we were God fearing couple, his sudden death affected my health which resulted in my high Blood pressure which ultimately led me having a stroke attack despite that I already had hepatic cellular cancer of the liver which I have been suffering from Since when he was alive. My happiness is that I lived a life of a true cheerful giver, and I also served the Lord in truth and in spirit. I have always been fair & sincere in all my dealings with other people.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$12.million (twelve Million U.S. dollars) with one of the Security Company here in Ghana. Please am pleading with you in the name of almighty God, if you know that you cannot Utilize this Fund the way am going to instruct you here, don’t bother to reply back to me so I can remain at peace with our creator. Am not afraid of my death because I know I will rest in the right hand side of God when I die.

Recently, my doctor told me that I may not live beyond the next three months due to my peculiar health situation. Based on that, I have decided to donate this fund to either a Christian/charity organization or a devoted Muslin/Christian individual that will utilize it the way I am going to instruct here.


My Instructions
(1) I want you to donate $800,000(eight hundred thousand dollars) to orphanages, widows & destitute.

(2) I want you to donate $1,000,000 (one million dollars) to any living church or mosque you know that the presence of God is that is still under construction so that they can complete the building.

(3) I am offering you 30% of the total sum for your assistance and help.


Furthermore, my problem is that I adopted a child from the orphanage home and I don’t want her to suffer on earth, I adopted her because of my condition that I cannot bear a child. I want you to use the rest money and take care of my only daughter, and keep the rest for her till when she comes up to age.

She is 13 (thirteen years old), her name is Becky, when you claim and receive the money she will come over to your country, because my husband's relatives hate her simply because she was adopted and I don’t want her to be trained by them less they kill her for me. And I don't want our hard earned money to be misused by them.

The holy bible emphasizes so much on goodness, and this has encouraged me to take this bold step.

Note: As you set your mind to do this good work for me, you are responding to the call of God who will instruct and guide you all the way through it all. I know that after death I will be with God, the most holy and the most merciful Father. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the Security Company where the money is deposited. I will also issue you a letter of authorization which will authorize you to receive the funds as an authorized fronted beneficiary I want you and the Christian/Muslim community where you reside to always pray for me.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a Christian organization or devoted Christian/Muslim for this same purpose. Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders. May the almighty God continue to guide and protect you. Amen.


Here is my direct telephone number at the hospital, you can call me on (+233260820882) please whenever you call and am sleeping the Doctor or nurse will pick your call, please explain to him whom you are because I have already told him everything, and if my husband people are around the Doctor will pick, but if they are not around me at the hospital I will pick because I don’t want my husband’s relatives around me at the hospital to know about this; Please send your direct telephone number for easier communication (in case, I may need to reach you urgently on phone).


This offer must be kept secret, because whosoever that is sowing a seed to the Lord, most be honest and keep it with him/herself. If you find this letter offensive, please ignore it and accept my apologies.


Regards,
Yours sister in the Lord,
Mrs. Majiba Freeman

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