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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 M. Elena Fernande" <elena2@zax.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: fernand.ezelen@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:11:16 +0900
Subject: Mrs M. Elena Fernandez

>From Mrs M. Elena Fernandez


Greetings,

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, in my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on my bed side.

I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs M. Elena Fernandez, I'm Philippine married to Mr.Edward Rodolfo Fernandez from Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire who is an adviser to President Laurent Gbagbo who was captured.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/cotedivoire/

My husband was kill by on knowing people with my only son Johnson in our house in Abidjan the capital city and after kill them our house was put in fire my husband and my son was born to ashes.

Thanks be to god for my life i was at church for a meeting before i receive call that our house was on fire i run out from the country.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $7.3Musd (Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Bank here for investment overseas.

The Political Situation in My Country is getting better i went to the bank for the release the fund but the director told me that with foreign partner overseas the money will not be release me.

Dearest, I want to to represent as my foreign partner so that the bank will transfer the money to your account.

As soon as you receive the money i will come over to your country immoderate because my life is in danger here i don't know those that kill my husband and my only son, I need your help to live the country for investment.

I want you 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. Please always be prayerful all through your life and pray to God to forgive me my sins.

Please send this information to me ,so that i will introduce you to the bank

(1) Your Full name...................
(2) Your Full address................
(3) Your telephone/Fax Numbers.......


Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated Hoping to receive your reply.

Yours Sister,
Mrs M. Elena Fernandez

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