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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: Avigail Yohanan <avigail01yoh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Avigail Yohanan <avigail4god@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:13:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I'm Waiting to receive your response

Hello My Beloved in the Lord.

I greet you in the name of God, I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise, since we have neither seen nor met before. Nevertheless, with due respect trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter. I am Mrs. Avigail Yohanan from Canada. I'm married to Mr. Tom Yohanan who worked as a Medical Doctor here in Ivory Coast, he was one of the best Medical Doctor surgery here in Ivory Coast for a period of 20 years before he died.

We were married for 26 years without a child before he died after a brief illness. After his death I decided not to remarry, due to all the love we shared together. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of €7.3m (Seven Million Five Hundred Three euros) in a Bank here in Ivory Coast. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank in Cote d’Ivoire recently. last two months I was told by my Doctor, that I would not last for the next Four months due to cancer illness. Because of my condition I decided to donate this money to churches, organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I will instruct herein.

I want you to use this money for churches, mosques, Charity organization, orphanages, widows and other people that are in need, in your country or any part of the world you may deem wise. l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money. Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since I develop a Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me dead in order to inherit this wealth since we don't have any Child. These people are not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill-health. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you more clarification so that you will receive this money from where this money is deposited. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. Please always put me in prayer.

Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Waiting to receive your response soonest for more clarification.

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Mrs Avigail Yohanan.

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