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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 Saramatu Ayad <saramatuayad21@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:11:00 -0300
Subject: Message From Mrs. Saramatu Ayad,

Message From Mrs. Saramatu Ayad,

First of all, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of this message, although I am not comfortable discussing it through this manner due to lots of spam letters on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my health is deteriorating. l Am happy to request for your assistance because I believe that you are not going to betray the trust which I am going to lay on you, It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration, since I can not be able to see you face to face at first, my Dear, all i have explained to you is all the truth about Me. and my i promise to you that you will never regret to assisting me in this God Work.

INTRODUCTION: I am Mrs. Saramatu Ayad; I am married to late Mr.Ayad Abudallah, We are from People's Republic of libya, but living in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, He was into business magnet-(Oil & Gas Explo rer) in Federal Republic of Russia for many years before he died of Heart Attackin in the year 2009. We were married for years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($1.6 Million USD dollars) in our fixed deposit account. in a Bank here in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Presently, the fund is still with the Bank. Recently my doctor confirmed to me that I have pancreatic cancer and that i have just some couple of weeks to live. Having known my condition I decided to donate this money a trustworthy individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want a God fearing person that will use this money for orphanage, Motherless babies and widows, hospitals, schools, Charity organization and propagation of the work of the almighty God.I want you and your family to always pray for me because the mighty God is my shepherd. I am 57 years old  now and am suffering from kidney infection and a long time cancer of the lungs,

God made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money 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 the reason why I am taking this decision to contact you.

If you have the interest of the less privileged in your heart and wish to extend your Godly help to these people in the society and be blessed, as soon as you receive this message to enable me put you in contact with the Bank before I will go for my operation as I do not know what will happen next.do reply this email at your convenience for more details.
i Hoping to receive your reply today.

My Regards to you and everyone in your family.

Mrs Saramatu Ayad.
 

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