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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: mercy kanchev <mercykan200@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:07:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN THE LORD


Dear in Christ,
I am Mrs. Mercyt- Kanchev Bashir from KUWAIT .I am married to Mr. Kanchev Bashir.He worked with KUWAIT embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided 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 $1.6Million (One
Million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a Security company here in Cote D'Ivoire Abidjan.

Presently,this money is still at the Security company were he made the deposited of the fund onto my name as the next of kin. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a
church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word
of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. 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 money and my plenty of relatives are not Christians and I don't want my our efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.

This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the
Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that, the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of
my husband?s relatives around me always.
I dont want them to know about this development. With God all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of
the Security company here in Abidjan, and you've to contact them for the realising of the fund to your destination.

I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me
because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of
a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him
in spirit and Truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the above
e-mail address and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing
another church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Mercy-Kanchev Bashir.


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