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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. Alexandra Caroline" <mankara_tatiana88@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Alexandra Caroline" <alexandracaroline01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 00:23:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear in Christ,


Dear in Christ,
With all due respect and humanity, let me inform
you, first of all I have the internet e-mail address and decided to send
you a permission to go ahead. I am Mrs. Alexandra Caroline of
Switzerland. I am married to Mr. Tom Caroline who was working with a
construction company in Asia for twenty years before he died in the
tsunami disaster; we were married, but childless. I am now suffering
from breast cancer and lung cancer time, from all indication my
condition is really deteriorating and it's obvious that I won't live
more than 2 months, according to my doctor; this is because the cancer
stage has gotten a very bad phase, since his death I decided not to
remarry. I deposited the sum of 4.5 million United States dollars ($ 4.5
million) with the Banque Atlantique Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. And now I'm
willing to donate this amount to $
4.5 million the less privileged and contribute to the development of
the Church in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. My late husband was very
wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth,
currently this money is still with the Bank and the management just
wrote me as the beneficiary submit to receive the money or rather issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf, if I
can't go. I'm currently in a hospital where they have been undergoing
treatment for lung cancer in a hospital, since I lost my ability to talk
and my doctors have told me that I have a few months to live. Please, I
want you to note that this money is lying in Bank in Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire, want someone who is confident that will use 90% of this money
to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world, but in my name
Alexandra Caroline "as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you
the contact of the Bank. Also will send you a
letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this
Fund. Please tell me that you will act accordingly as indicated in this
document and keep this confidential contact until a time that funds stay
in your custody, this is to ensure that nothing jeopardize my last wish
on Earth. Thank you and God bless you await your urgent response.
Best regards
Mrs. Alexandra Caroline

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