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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: "Brunette Adele" <joyfully2009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: joyfully2008@aim.com
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:14:19 +0200
Subject: Prayer request


Beloved In Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Prince of peace and the
KING of kings.

It's a great pleassure for me to write you this short mail of mine, I am
Brunette Adele a 25 years old christian girl, I am sorry for any
inconveniency that this mail may cause you. I don't have a computer of my
own, a missionary from France allows me to use her computer since she can't
help me in any other way.
I am a Victim of war in (COTE D'IVOIRE) Africa, I do have a small business
before the war where I make my ends meat but unfortunately the REBELS came
and destroyed all my properties and set fire on houses and offices of which
mine is one of them, all my things are gone with fire,all what I have worked
for in the past years are gone just on one day.

You know very well that a victim of war have nothing left for herthat is why
I am writing you this mail to help me in any way the Lord Lord lay in your
heart, to feed and clothe myself and if possible to re-start my little
business again and I know that the Lord shall bless you in return for doing
this, If you can't help me financially I will be glad if you can help me
with FOOD and clothes, and also shoes, any other things that the LORD lay in
your heart for me will be of a great help to me as well.

I as at now I NO have where to sleep comfortable, no good clothes, no shoes,
infact I lack so many things, I am recently living with my pastor where we
are about 9 people living in a single room. Anything that the Lord lay in
your heart for me will really be of a great HELP at this point in time as I
am seriously going hunger,Please kindly let me know what help you can render
so that I can send you where to send it.

I will be expecting your response my beloved in Christ.May the Lord bless
you abundanly and grant you success in all your dealinds. May the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your house hold for ever.

Yours Sister In Christ,
Brunette
NB: If you have doubts I will send you my PHOTOGRAPH and the contacts of my
pastor for you to contact him and confirm things from him directly.

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