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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: Mrs Maria Lopez <davcoltheresa1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: marialopez_002@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 02:20:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beloved Beloved In christ,































Dear
Beloved Beloved In christ,
My greetings to you with all
my heart. i am Mrs Maria Lopez from Bahrain, I am married to
Engr.Menana Lopez who worked at Ivorien oil refinery company
in Cote d'Ivoire, before he retired in the year 2009. He died
in the year 2011, after a brief illness, I know you will be
surprised to read my email because I got your contact from
your Email domain, apart from being surprised you may be
skeptical to reply me due to what is happening on the
internet world today. I know it is very difficult for people
to believe anything that comes through the internet but this
is a different case. If you are willing to show me your
honesty and trust, I think I will be able to trust and work
with you.

Before his death we
were both devoted Christians, We were married for 26 years
without a child. When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of $ 4,500,000.00 Four million five hundred thousand
U.S Dollars, in one of the finance firm here in Abidjan Cote
d' Ivoire for safe keeping.Presently, my Doctor confirmed to
me that I have a terminal sickness which is cancer of the
lung. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke illness
which had defied every medical solution, which i had been
trying to cope with.Having known my condition, I decided to
donate this fund to a church or an individual that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want a church that
will use this fund for orphanages, helping the widows,
propagating the word. of God and to endeavour that the gospel
is preached to all nations to the best of human ability . The
Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that
giveth. I took this decision because I do n't have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians and I do n't want my husband's efforts to be used
by unbelievers.I do not want a situation where this money
will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this
decision.

I do n't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health, hence the
presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I do n't
want them to know about this development. With God all things
are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you
the contact of the financial institution here in Cote d'
Ivoire.

I want you and the
church to 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 in Truth.
Please always be
prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing another church or individual for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly
as I Stated herein. and again, due to the present condition
of my health,I was warned by my doctor to avoid receiving or
making any call.

I have all the information of
the deposit with me. As soon as I hear from you , if
satisfied. i will issue a letter of authority to the finance
company authorizing them that the fund have been willed to
you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to
you.
You can always reach me
through this my mail address; marialopez_002@yahoo.co.jp
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Maria Lopez.






































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