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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: Caguingin Aimee <caguinginaimee@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:52:25 -0700
Subject: DONATION for charity work,from Madam Aimee Caguingin.

Dearest in the LORD
With Due Respect And Humanity,I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground,my name is AIMEE CAGUINGIN wife of Late Mr.Roland
CAGUINGIN,a director of a trading company here in Coted'Ivoire,Ivory
Coast,We were married for eleven years without a child.He died after a
Cadiac Arteries Operation.
When my late husband was alife we made a savings of the sum of
usd$850,000.00 ( Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand U.S.Dollars ) inside
a box and deposit the box that contains the money in a Security
Company department of a bank here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire for safeKeeping.
We declared the content of the box as a personal effects and family
valuables to the security company officials for the safety of the
money.It was only me and my late husband knew that the content of the
box is money.
Presently,the money is still at the vault of the security Company here
in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.Recently,my Doctor told me that I have
Serious sickness which is cancer problem and high blood pressure
which disturbs me most.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or
a God fearing person who will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein.I want somebody that will use this fund according to
the desire of my late husband to help less-Privileged
people,orphanages,widows,propagating the word of God etc.
I took this BOLD decision because I don’t have any child that will
inherit this money.I want you and your church to always pray for
me,the lord is my shepherd.I do not need any telephone communication
because of my health.
Get back to me urgently for more information as any delay in your
reply will lead me to contact another person for this same purpose.
I wait to hear from you soon.
Yours Sister in the LORD,
Madam AIMEE CAGUINGIN.

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