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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 Samina Rufus <saminarufus119@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Samina Rufus <saminarufus116@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:23:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From the hospital bed, please answer


Dear loved

I greet you in God's name, Mrs. Samina
Rufus, wife of late Mr Nasri Rufus, a French citizen, manager of a
textile businessman, a businessman, a miner at the mining company here
in Ivory Coast, was also a geologist and mining consultant to several
other mining conglomerates operating in Côte d'Ivoire, China, Taiwan,
Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam all in Asia when my late husband was
alive deposited the sum of Three million of six thousand US dollars in a
bank. This fund was designated for humanitarian work before the sudden
death of my husband in 2008.

Currently my doctor confirmed that I
have esophageal and stomach cancers, and that I have only a few couple
of months to live. What most disturb me is my stroke, having known my
condition I decided to donate this money to a reliable individual who
will use this money as I want to educate here. I want an honest person
who uses this fund for the orphanage, hospitals, schools and spreading
the work of Almighty God.

I made this decision because I have no
son inheriting this fund and I do not want a situation where these money
will be used unfairly. That's why I'm making this decision. I'm not
afraid of death, so I know where I'm going. I know I'll be in the chest
of man. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that the Lord will fight my case and keep
my peace.

I want you to use 70% of the fund for God's work and
help the orphanages and less privileges around you and 30% will be
reward for your efforts to complete my late husband's legacy that I
could not complete cause of my present illness.

If you have been
touched and have the interest in helping the less privileged to live
around your locality with your true heart and wish to extend your divine
help to these people in society and be blessed through my donation,
please reply with the following information.

Name and surname,
Contact address
nation;
age,
occupation,,
telephone number,

Any delay in your reply will give me another room to look for another person.

God bless you.
Samina Rufus

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