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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: Avaneshia Smith <avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Avaneshia Smith <avaneshia@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:14:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent call From: Mrs.Susan Smith Jnr.!!!


From:Mrs.Susan Smith Jnr.BP 20,Abidjan, B.P.V 74avenue Nogues, Deux PlateauAbidjan, Ivory Coast       Dearest In Christ, Mygreetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs. SusanAv.Smith.from Ivory Coast. I am married to Archdeaconry. Smith Jnr. Whom untilhis death served as an archdeacon in the St. Michael’s archdeaconry cathedralin Ivory Coast for nine years before his death. We were married for elevenyears without a child. He died after a brief illness that took him for a periodof four days. Before hisdeath we were both born again Christian. Ever since he died I decided not tore-marry or get a child outside our matrimonial home. During when my latehusband was alive he was in possession of original document which was used indepositing the sum of Five Hundred & Eighteen million, Seven hundred andtwenty thousand USD ($518,720,000:00) with one of the famous bank in UK /Londonby 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 tobe of highly concentrated kidney cancer problem. The one that disturbs me mostis my acute paralysis sickness. Knowing my condition, I decided to donate thisfund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am goingto instruct herein. I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages,helping the widows and the less privileges. I took thisdecision because of the heightened insecurity and constant loss of lives andproperties in Cote d’Ivoire, owing to the inability of the presentadministration to restore peace in the land. As soon asI receive your reply I will give you the contact of the Bank in London wherethe fund was deposited during the War in Cote D’Ivoire. Any delayin your reply will give me room in sourcing for another church or individualfor this same purpose.     Hoping toreceive your urgent reply;( avaneshia01_smith@yahoo.co.jp ). Remainblessed in the Lord.YoursSister in Christ,    Mrs, SusanSmith.

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