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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: joepet nelson <joep_ne_002@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DIVINE SEED I SOW


EVANGELICAL CHRISTAIN MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL
DIVINE SEED I SOW
ATTENTION. DEAREST IN THE LORD
FROM REV. DR. JOEPET NELSON
I AM REV. DR. JOEPET NELSON THE GENERAL OVERSEER OF
THE
ABOVE MINISTRY. BORN ON DECEMBER 10TH 1940, AS A
LAD, I HAD
ADIVINE CALL AT THE EARLY AGE OF 19 SINCE THEN,
IHAVE BEEN
PROCLAIMING AND MINISTERING THE WORD OF GOD WHICH
EVENTUALLY GAVE TO EVANGELICAL CHRISTAIN MINISTRY IN
1970,
THUS, THESE CONGREGATION HAVE RISEN FROM 20 MEMBERS
TO OVER
40 MILLION FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST, WITHIN AFRICA AND
BEYOND.
THE CHURCH HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OVER THE
YEARS
WHICH WAS AS A RESULT OF WONDERFUL WORK OF GOD TO
ITS
MEMBERS.
SOME DAYS AGO, WHILE IN MY DREAM, I WAS INSPIRED BY
THE
HOLY SPIRIT TO SOW A SEED TO AN INDIVIDUAL FAR AWAY
FROM
ME. I NOW FASTED FOR 30 DAYS TO ASCERTAIN THE
TRUTHFULNES
OF THIS DREAM, THIS IS IN COMOMERATION OF MY 64TH
BIRTH DAY
WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH.
INTERESTINGLY, I HAVE CONCLUDED TO SOW A SEED OF 5
MILLION
US DOLLARS TO YOU FROM PART OF IT YOU SOW TO
OTHERS.BUT
THIS I SAY, HE WHICH SOWESTH SPARINGLY SHALL REAP
ALSO
SPARINGLY AND HE WHICH SOWEST BOUNTIFULLY SHALL REAP
BOUNTIFULLY, EVERY MAN ACCORDING AS HE PURPOSETH IN
HIS
HEART SO LET HIM GIVE NOT GRUDGINGLY FOR GOD LOVE A
CHEERFUL GIVER 2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 9 VS 6 8 AS YOU
WILL
BE BLESSED.
UPON RECEIPT/RESPONCE OF THIS MESSAGE, YOU WILL BE
REQUIRED
TO APPLY TO THE BANK FOR THE REALEASE OF THIS FUND
TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT. THEREFORE, FORWARD YOUR TEL NO BOTH
HOME AND
OFFICE YOUR RESIDENTIAL, MOST IMPORTANTLY, ACCOUNT
NO
GOD BLESS YOU
YOURS IN CHRIST
REV. DR. JOEPET NELSON
GENERAL OVERSEER,
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRY.
N.B PLS REPLY THROUGH joe_pet_002@yahoo.co.nz




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