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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 Judith Bangura" <mrsjudithbangura@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsjudithbangura@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 14:47:17 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: I Need Your Assistance




FROM: MRS.JUDITH BANGURA
ABIDJAN,
COTE D'IVOIRE.


Hello My Dear,


I greet you in the name of our lord. My name is MRS JUDITH BANGURA, I am a
widow and a mother of Two, (all girls). I know you will see my letter to you
as an embarrassment considering the fact that we do not know ourselves, but,
I plead with you to be patient with me. Well, I feel very pleased to contact
you for some assistance and business relationship. I live in Cote D'Ivoire
with my children. My late husband was a loving, caring and hard working
businessman who died unfortunately in a ghastly auto crash. Before the
sudden death of my beloved husband, and father of my daughters, my late
husband intended to establish a business, abroad with the sum of $8.5million
United States dollars, but unfortunately he died before this proposed
venture.

Following his death, his family members insisted that I am not entitled to
his property (Assets and money) since I am a woman and my offspring's all
girls as I do not have a male child for my husband. Well, according to these
barbaric traditional laws here in this part of Africa which doesn't entitled
a woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by tradition to
take over the management of his business and other properties including
myself who automatically becomes a wife to one of his immediate brothers.

Unfortunately to these wicked family members, the $8.5million United States
dollars which my late husband intended to use in establishing a business in
Overseas was deposited in a Bank unknown to his family. I and his Bank
Officer are the only ones aware of this money, so I have discussed this
matter with the bank that I want this money personally so that I will be
able to take care of my children's educational needs since my husband's
family members vehemently opposed the furtherance of their education.
According to the officer of the bank, the best way to secure this money is
to remit this money to a foreign bank designate outside our country for
safe-keeping, later it will be expended for future business investment
subject to the Advise of whosoever finally assists us. At this juncture, I
therefore ask for your kindest and sincere assistance in providing us with
the following details, according to the officer in the Bank:-

(1). Full Name: (2).Full Address: (3).Marital Status: (4).Occupation:
(5).Telephone/ Fax Number.

All these information will enable the bank facilitate the remittance of this
fund into your designated bank account without any problem. Now that the
situation is becoming uncontrollable because of pressure on me from the
family members, which I will no longer like to take more risk by staying
here with my daughters, I am now soliciting for your help to stand as my
foreign business partner to receive the fund into your account. I will give
you 25% as your commission for helping us out.

Thanks for your anticipated response. Looking forward to hearing from you
soon through my Email: mrsjudithbangura@gmail.com


Have a nice day,
Mrs.Judith Bangura

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