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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: "edithfrancise201314@zipmail.com.br" <edithfrancise201314@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:33:26 -0300
Subject:

 
De la señora Edith Francise
No. 38 Rue des Martyrs macory,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Amado,

Yo soy Edith Francise i casada con el señor Francise Kudus durante 19 años sin un niño y mi esposo murió en 2004. Estoy en contacto para hacerle saber mi deseo de donar la suma de 3.500.000 dólares EE.UU. para la fundación benéfica en su país que heredé de mi difunto esposo. Debido a mi enfermedad de cáncer que han sido confirmar a salir por sólo 8 meses, por lo que es mi deseo de ver que este dinero se invierte a cualquier organización de su elección y distribuir cada año entre las organizaciones de caridad, bebé a casa de madre, las escuelas, el apoyo a indigentes hombres de mediana edad y las mujeres o lo que sea que pueda tener en cuenta que será en beneficio de los menos afortunados.

No quiero que este fondo se invertirán en el camino de los impíos. Tan pronto como recibamos su respuesta confirmando su aceptación al trabajo que yo le indique, le daré toda la información pertinente que autorice la liberación y la transferencia del dinero a ti como mi representante debidamente asignado.

tuyo
La Sra. Edith Francise.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

From Mrs. Edith Francise
No. 38 Rue des Martyrs macory,
Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Beloved,

I am Edith Francise i married to Mr Francise Kudus for 19 years without a child and My husband died in 2004. I am contacting to let you know my desire to donate the sum of US$3.500.000 for charity foundation in your country which I inherited from my late husband. Due to my cancer sickness i have been confirm to leave for only 8 months, so it is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organizati on of your choice and distribute each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby’s home, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.

I don't want this fund to be invested in ungodly way. As soon as I receive your response confirming your acceptance to work as i instructed, I will give you all the relevant information that will authorize the release and transfer of the money to you as my duly assigned representative.

yours
Mrs Edith Francise.

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