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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: M Sabah <msabah41@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <massoumasabah@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:06:32 +0200
Subject: From Mrs. Massouma sabah and son Johnson



From Mrs. Massouma Sabah and son Johnson+22509626327 Dearest in Christ Jesus, Calvary Greetings to you and Your Family , May the good Lord continue to bless you with many more material and spiritual blessings in the days ahead.My name is Mrs Massouma Sabah a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to late Mr.Khaled Sabah who worked with Kuwaiti embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year October 2003. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a the illness that lasted for four days. Before my husband died, he deposited the sum of US$5.5 million (Five Million five hundred thousand Dollars) in a bank. My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to illness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this funds to a church or better still a God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual that will use this fund for orphanages and humanity work. I took this decision because my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank where the money is deposited. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. All you are required to do in your reply mail is to forward the following as the bank requested them as the bank shall use them to commence the transfer process;
NAMES IN FULLTELEPHONES AND FAX NUMBERSFULL OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES as the bank requires them for commencing of transfer process
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. This must be kept confidential from eyes and ears of my husband's family.Please I will like you to contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I will instruct the Bank to transfer this fund into your account for me and my Son to start coming over there because since two days now we are having a very big problem in Abidjan here.The REBELS Went into the military camp and killed so many military so we need this transaction very urgent. Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.Hoping to hear from you. Yours In Christ, Mrs.Massouma Sabah and son Johnson.+22509626327
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