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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. Sabrina Diouf" <mrs.sabrina_diouf@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:26:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLS.


>From Mrs Sabrina Diouf,
Republic of Cote D' Ivoire,
West Africa.
Email Address:Mrs.sabrina_diouf@yahoo.com
Dear Beloved One,

I am sorry as I do not known whom you are, but I feel strong
to write you concering my present predicament at stake
now. I am the above named person from SIERRA LEONE but
now undergoing medical treatment in Abidjan, Republic
of Cote D' Ivoire.
I am Mrs Sabrina from SIERRA LEONE .I am
married to Mr Jacques N.Diouf,He worked with
SIERRA LEONE 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 sudden 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
$ 8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand U.S.
Dollars) in one of the Finance House here in
Abidjan. Recently, My Doctor Mr Toure told me that I
would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer
problem,but The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity Organization that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want the organization that will use this fund for orphanages, widows,etc.
However 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 both i and my late husband efforts to be in vain, Besides, I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. 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 don't 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 Finance House where the money was deposited here in Abidjan,and you've to contact them for onward transferring of the fund to your destination. I will also issue you an authorization letter that will prove to you that your are the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and your family 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 person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply, and remain Bless in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Sabrina Diouf.




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