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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: "mrs.fofana coleman" <mrs_fofana01@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:16:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: OUR LORD IS GOOD










From Mrs. Fofana ColemanAbidjan Cote d'ivoireDear in Christ Jesus,Greetings in the name of God. I am Mrs.Fofana Coleman from Tunisia, i am 58 years old, i am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I am married to my late husband Mr.Innocent Coleman, who worked with the Tunisian embassy here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire for nine years before he died in the years 2004. We were married for twenty one years without a child, he died in a fatal motor accident, before his death we were true Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the bible is against, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited the sum of $4.736million dollars with a finance Security Company here in
Abidjan. This money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since i can not come over because of my illness or they get it confisticated. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs.I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live though he is not my God. Haven known my conditions i decided to donate this money to a church or an individual that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein, i want a church or individual that will use this fund for widows,orphanages and distributed each year among the charity organization,and the motherless babies home where i come from. 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 husband relatives are not Christians and I don´t want my husband´s 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, Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the finance security company here in Abidjan. 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 shepherd.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. Always be prayerful all through your life.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.Fofana Coleman



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