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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: <faithisaiah88@mysinamail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 05:06:16 +0800
Subject: From: Mrs. Faith

From: Mrs. Faith
Dearest in the Lord,

May the blessing of our great Almighty be with you and guide you in reading this message from your sister Faith. I know that you will be surprise reading this message from unknown person like me but do not be afraid because contacting you is not by my power as you can see that we have not met each other before, rather a divine direction from our living Almighty God.

My name is Mrs. Faith Isaiah, a widow without a child suffering from breast cancer. I and my beloved husband were born again in the Lord, before he died. We agreed together to make a donation of fund to the house of our living Almighty God for the benefit of widows, orphans and children in Disability Organization which he has chosen you to receive this total donation fund of ($13,570,000.00) Thirteen million Five hundred and seventy thousand USA Dollars. My husband made this money from his business as an industrialist. He deposited the trunk box containing this fund under the custody of a finance company and declared it as family valuables for security reasons after he might have paid for un-inspection charges.

Dearest in the Lord, since my physician has confirmed to me about urgent surgery operation in my right breast due to infection of cancer, I want you to reply immediately with your personal information which I will submit to the finance company and instruct them to open a direct communication with you for the shipment of the trunk box to your home address before going for my operation. In case of any eventuality in my operation, it will not pain me because what is necessary to me is to serve our Lord plus live according to his words. Dear, all I want you to do now in this donation fund from me and my beloved late husband is to be faithful and honest without applying a betrayal mind to this service. Our living God will richly bless your labors and endeavors to work for His Kingdom. My dear, this world is not our permanent home. Glory be to our Lord who placed this eternal faith into his obediently children. Dearest in the Lord, the world will surely hear of you over your obediently service to our God, for using this donation fund to change the lives of helpless once in your country immediately it confirms in your hand.

I wait to welcome your reply as earlier as possible, thanks a million times God bless you.

Yours beloved sister in Christ Jesus,
Mrs. Faith Isaiah



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