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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: evelyn nyere <evelyn_nyere1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:44:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Donation from Mrs Evelyn, contact the securty company.


Dear Pastor,
How are you today with your beloved family?
I am happy to receive your response, and will not fails to express how happy I'm to receive your mail and promise over this money for God's divine project. We have to move further immediately so that we will retrieve the money from the security company
if you can't be able to come down here in Ivory-Coast West Africa to carry on the call,
I have seen now that you are very open over this call and will not betray God in this money as soon as you are in position of it, glory be to God.
Please when my late husband deposited this money in the security company, may his soul rest in peace Amen, he deposited it as family valuables and agreed
with the company that when ever I or any of his foreign partner will apply for the retrieval that their company will deliver the trunk box to any country of my choice that is why I chose your country today, please take note.
For the records : -
Your Full Name : Mrs.Evelyn Nyere.
The gross value of your donation/bequest in US dollars $8.5 million.
Use of donation/bequest : (specify or leave blank see below)
Memorial/Dedication required : Yes / No
The details of the person or business handling your donation or bequest :- Lavgad security company Abidjan Ivory Coast.
Name of the director: Dr Coulibaly Ali
Profession or Business or Relationship :
Are they aware they are handling money or NO :as I told you before this money was deposited with a trunk box by my late husband, may his soul rest in peace Amen, and declared as family valuables for secrity reasons.
Every expenses that may incure along the line of this transaction as you said will be reducted from the total money of $8.5 million dollars, which after that the 35% wil be for my God's son Elvis that have been taking care of since I am on the sick bed, which you will help to invest for him there as after my cancer operation and you are in the position of the money, while the rest will be for he work of God.
This is the contact information’s of the security company holding the trunk box as I told you and I have already made their management to know that you are my foreign partner today, that you will soon contact them under agreement with me because of the trunk box.
NB, Please when you contact the security company you should not allow them to know the contains of the trunk box for security reasons, like I told you before that it was deposited and declared as family valuables for security reasons.
Contact of the security company:
Name; Dr Coulibaly Ali (Operational Director)
Tel: 0022508327019
Email: lav_sec_company_abidjan@yahoo.fr
..............................................................
Note; Send this letter to the company:
Sir,
I am the foreign partner of Mrs Evelyn Nyere whom her late husband Mr David Nyere deposited one trunk box in your company reg. N° 6907-KOR-76KK-ZZ
LAV-SEC and I will like to know the Procedure it will take me for the retrieval of the trunk box in agreement with the next of kin as my partner, so that your company will deliver the trunk box to me in my country with my house address I will provide
for that.
Sir, I will be very happy if my application will be noted and granted.
I hope to hear from you soonest.
Thanks,
Pastor Robert Ised
..........................
As you contact the security company try to inform me immediately, so that we will not do any mistake along the line,
My doctor told me that the cancer operation will be by coming week, please always pray for me and Elvis will be keeping you inform of me before I will come back from the hospital,
Elvis will call you for more details about this money as I will advise him and also give me your house address that Elvis will use to send the key of the trunk box to help you have access over the money as you receive the trunk box from the company.
Yours sister in God,
Mrs.Evelyn Nyere.









Pastor Robert Ised <EMAILADDRESS> wrote:
Dearest In Christ,

Congratulations, your acceptance as a donor to this church has been approved by the church's committee. We can now move on to the business in hand.

Firstly about me, I am your sole and confidential contact in all dealings and all correspondence must be through this office. I understand the need for confidentiality

I am as you know Pastor Robert Ised,

my address is :-
Pastor Robert Ised
c/o The Vicarage
The Holy Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary
P.O. Box 2002
Andalusia
Alabama 36420
USA

My phone number is +1 (253) 397-1273
Fax - not applicable please use email

I am attaching a recent photograph of myself for your reference. I do not possess a passport as I have never had the need to travel outside the state of Alabama nor do I have a drivers license.

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Now, this is the information we need from you in order to proceed swiftly :-

For the records : -
Your Full Name :
The gross value of your donation/bequest in US dollars $
Use of donation/bequest : (specify or leave blank see below)
Memorial/Dedication required : Yes / No

The details of the person or business handling your donation or bequest :-
Name :
Profession or Business or Relationship :
Address in full :



Email Address :
Phone Number :
Are they aware they are handling money YES or NO :

If we need any documents to contact these people please send them by return we are aware of and do pray for your condition but do not wish to keep troubling you for documents to conclude this business swiftly.

I would remind you once again all we ask from your donation or bequest is to be reimbursed for any expenses we incur plus an administrative charge of 10% of that expenditure to cover our overheads.

All monies received will be put toward suitable Christian charities as either specified by yourself or as chosen by our charity committee.

Again may I take this opportunity to thank you and bless you

May god keep you safe in his arms,

In nomine Patris et fillii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen

Pastor Robert Ised
28th July 2006
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Lord, I pray not for me but hear my prayers for this sinner. Amen


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