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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 Fatim Abeera <mrsabeera04@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:53:29 +0000
Subject: my beloved

Greetings to you and the whole church in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus
Christ , amen.

Are you a born again christian
Can you handle this fund as i have directed herein

beloved my names are Madam. fatim ita abeera, I am married to Mr. Goodluck
Abeera who converted me to become a christian and married me as well , he
worked with Kuwait embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he
died in 2002 . We were married for 19 years without a child before he died
after a brief illness that lasted few weeks .

Before the death of my husband, we were both born again Christian and after
his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home which the Bible is against Beloved when my late husband was alive, he
deposited the sum of ($ 3.5 million ) in one of the major banks here , now
, due to my illness , I have to reallocate the money within the security
Red Cross company because of my illness and because banks always fail here
due to political crisis.

my dear after my last checkup last week, my doctor told me in a good manner
, that I have a serious cancer disease and what bothers me most is my
stroke sickness, having known my present condition yet, I have decided to
donate out this fund to help the poor ones and the aged parents who don't
have helping hands.
my desire over fund is to take care of orphanages , elderly and needy
widows , the disabled ones and to spread the word of God and to endeavor
that the house of God is been fully
maintained according to Malachai chapter 3 verse 10

beloved my Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that give,
I took this decision because we did not have any child that will inherit
this wealth and my husband relatives are not Christians and I do not want
my husband 's efforts to be used by unbelievers likely he warned me before
his death . I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way , this is why I make this decision today after the doctor told
me that i will be travelling to india for my surgery. I am not afraid of
death hence I know where I'm going . I know I will be in the bosom of the
Lord , because I know the kind of life I lived here on earth .

beloved according to Exodus 14 vs 14 , that the Lord will fight my case and
I will be silent . Here is the phone number and email of nurse cicie +22
556427442 and her email is cicie1_1@yahoo.com, the nurse cicie will direct
and help you receive this donation and i will like you to communicate with
her, if possible today because i dont know the exact date we are travelling
to India for the surgery


beloved I want this foundation to be between me and you and the nurse,
because i am using this donation as a challenge to God, to heal me and
change my condition as i have trusted in him all through my lifetime and i
know he will not let me down, i am using you and the church as my Moses to
speak to God and I will you waiting to hear from you today so that I will
direct the nurse cicie about how to help you to receive this donation even
in my absent , because no one can predict tomorrow but God alone .


my dear continue praying for me and other patient here in this hospital and
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ abide with you all, now and forever
more, Amen .

beloved i will send the nurse to call a photographer man to take pictures
of me and the nurseand send you my present pictures here in the hospital in
my next letter to you.

your sick sister
Mrs.Fatim Ita Abeera

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