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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: Avaneshia Diagou <avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Avaneshia Diagou <avaneshia@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:55:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From: Mrs.Susan Smith Jnr.!!!


From: Mrs.Susan Smith Jnr.
BP 20, Abidjan, B.P.V 74
avenue Nogues, Deux Plateau
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
 

    Dearest In Christ,

My greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs. Susan Av.Smith.from Ivory Coast. I am married to Archdeaconry. Smith Jnr. Whom until his death served as an archdeacon in the St. Michael’s archdeaconry cathedral in Ivory Coast for nine years before his death. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that took him for a period of four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christian. Ever since he died I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside our matrimonial home. During when my late husband was alive he was in possession of original document which was used in depositing the sum of Five Hundred & Eighteen million, Seven hundred and twenty thousand USD ($518,720,000:00) with one of the famous bank in Abidjan capital of Cote D'Ivoire by the church board of trustees of which my husband was the treasurer.

Presently, my Doctor confirmed to me that I have serious sickness which is calculated to be of highly concentrated kidney cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my acute paralysis sickness. Knowing my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a church or 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 and the less privileges.

I took this decision because of the heightened insecurity and constant loss of lives and properties in Cote d’Ivoire, owing to the inability of the present administration to restore peace in the land.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the Bank in Abidjan where the fund was deposited.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another church or individual for this same purpose.

   
Hoping to receive your urgent reply;( avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp ).

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours Sister in Christ,
   
Mrs, Susan Smith.


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