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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Gisele Jacob" <gisele_jacob5@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: gisele_jacob1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:51:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From: Ms. Gisele Jacob


From: Ms. Gisele Jacob
abidjan Cote D'Ivoire

West Africa

Dearest One in the Lord,

As you read this message, I don't want you to pity much about my health situation because as a christian I believe that we are strangers on this earth and one day, all of us will surely die to give account of our visit on earth. My dear, writing this message to you is not by my power, rather a divine direction from God Almighty who has chosen you for a great responsibility for his children, knowing fully well that you will not betray God's trust in you. I am assuring you that as you obey this call from God, he will surely meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

I am Ms. Gisele Jacob born on the 08/12/1960 in Israel. I am married to late Mr Daniel Jacob, who worked with Israeli Embassy in Cote D'Ivoire for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2006,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.We were married for Eighteen years with a duaghter (Sarah) who later died in a motor accident. Before the death of my husband,we were both born again Christians and since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$4.5 M (Four Million,Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. During the time my husband was alive, he made a sincere promise of donating these funds USD$4.5 Million to our God for the benefit of his children in orphanage homes, children in disability organization and widows but as the case may be, he (my husband)
did not live to fulfil this promise. After the death of my beloved husband in 2006, I submitted this mission of my late husband into the hand of our Almighty God in prayers, which our God has choose you and review to me in prayers that you are the chosen one to handle this fund for the promise of my husband to come to a fulfilment, that is why I contact you.

Following my ill health, my doctor told me that I may not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this funds to a Christain organization (Church) or an individual that will utilize these funds the way I am going to instruct herein, according to the desire of my late husband before his death. I want this fund to be used in christain activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches for propagating and spreading the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to know that "Blessed is the hand that giveth" therefore I am persuaded to fufil the desire of my late husband since it was God himself that lay it in the mind of my late husband to donate these funds for humaniterian services and for the glory of Almighty God.

I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the Lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian Life. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life and please assure me that you will act according to the desire of my late husband which I stated above

Remain blessed.
Yours in Christ,
Ms. Gisele Jacob



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