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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: "MRS ALICE MOORE" <alice_moore2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alicemoore2000@myway.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:15:42 -0700
Subject: In good faith

DEAREST IN CHRIST,
CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR.
MY NAME IS MRS ALICE MOORE. WIFE TO THE LATE MR.
DENISE MOORE
AM OLD I HAVE NO FAMILY NO KIDS,I LOST MY HUSBAND
AND MY ONLY TWO KIDSIN A
MOTOR ACCIDENT FIVE YEARS AGO IT'S SO SAD FOR ME
RIGHT NOW, I AMVERY ILL
WITH CANCER,DOCTORS SAYS I HAVE SHORT TIME TO LIVE,I
HAVEDECIDED TO GIVE MY
WEALTH TO AN HONEST PERSON THAT CAN USE IT TO
GLORIFY THE NAME OF THE LORD.
AFTER I RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM MY GOD TO USE THIS
FUNDS TO DO GODS WORK
AND TO GIVE TO CHARITY, I PRAYED TO GOD FOR
DIRECTION AND HE HAS BEEN
DIRECTING ME. I TOLD GOD THAT I WANT A MINISTRY, OR
AN HONEST PERSON WHO WILL SPEND THE FUND FOR
THINGS THAT WILLGLORIFY HIS NAME.
THIS REVELATION CAME AFTER MY CONVERSION TO A BORN
AGAIN CHRISTIAN. I RECEIVED CHRIST AND I FOUND OUT
THAT A SINNER HAS NO PLACE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. I
NEVER HAD REST OF MIND, I SEEKED GOD FOR FORGIVENESS
AND HE REVEALED TO ME THAT I WILL ONLY HAVE REST OF
MIND IF I SERVE HIM WITH ALL MY WEALTH AND HE WILL
BLESS ME MIGHTILY.
IT WAS WHEN I RECEIVED CHRIST THAT I REALIZED THE
MEANING OF GOING TO HEAVEN. I NEED TO MAKE HEAVEN,
I DON'T WANT TO PERISH INHELL FIRE.AS MY LEVEL OF
CHRISTIANITY WAS INCREASING, I UNDERSTOOD THATTHE
WEALTH OF SINNERS ARE ACQUIRED FOR THE JUST. GOD
OPENED MY EYES TOTHE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES 6,VERSES 1
& 2. READ THIS SCRIPTURE AND YOUWILL UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD THAT GOD GAVE
THEGRACE TO ACQUIRE WEALTH YET GOD DID NOT GIVE
THEM THE GRACE TO ENJOY THE WEALTH.
I HAPPENED TO FALL INTO THE SAME CATEGORY NOW IT IS
THE WISH OF GOD. WHEN
GOD REVEALED TO ME TO USE MY WEALTH TO DO HIS
WORK, IUNDERSTOOD THAT GOD WAS TESTING ME LIKE HE
TESTED ABRAHAM AND OTHER MENOF GOD. ABRAHAM
NEEDED A
CHILD AND GOD ASKED HIM TO USE HIS ONLY SON FOR
SACRIFICE, ABRAHAM WAS
FAITHFUL. HE OBEYED AND GOD MADE HIM FATHEROF
MANY NATIONS.
AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND WHEN I WAS
TOLD ABOUT MY ILLNESS I
HAVE TO SELL ALL OUR PROPERTIES WHICH AMOUNTED TO
12.7 MILLION US DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A
SECURITY COMPANY IN THE EUROPE FOR SAFETY PURPOSE IF
ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ME THIS FUNDS WILL BE
IMPOUNDED. CAN YOU USE THIS FUNDS FOR THE
KINGDOMS WORK AND FOR CHARITY PURPOSE?
I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT REPLY.
MRS.  ALICE MOORE
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