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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 felicia walter" <mrsfelicia_walter@klikni.cz>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 00:17:10 +0200
Subject: PRAY FOR ME ALWAYS


My Dear,

I decided to donate the sum of $3,700,000 (Three million Seven Thousand
dollars only) to you
for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less
privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES
1:27).

My name is Mrs. Felicia Walter; I am dying women who have decided to donate
what I have to
you in order to use it for the beneficial of our nation and the rest of our
citizenry.

I am a native of Russian Federation , but my husband is from London .I was
diagnosed for cancer
about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left
me everything he
worked for.
I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited from m y
late Husband to you
for the good work of God Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins.
I have asked
God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will
be going in for
an operation tomorrow morning. At the moment I cannot take any telephone
calls right now
due to the Fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have
adjusted
my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and he will
arrange for the
change of ownership of the funds as it is presently deposited in Barclays
bank, and
lodged the box in a coded Security company whose name is Access Inter.
basically on security
and confidential purposes and would only be released to (you).

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and
please use the funds
well and always extend the good work to others. Contact my Executor
Barrister Carlos George
with this pecified
email:barcarlosgeorge@sify.com<email%3Abarcarlosgeorge@sify.com>with
your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and
tell him that I have WILLED ($3.700,000.00) to you and
I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific
and good work.
I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this and I thanks and
God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is
accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish.
Please keep the
faith My Prayer for you. Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives
and those I care
deeply for, you who are reading this right now. Show him/her a new
revelation of your love
and power. Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very
moment.
Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is
self-doubt, release a
renewed confidence through your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to
fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings an
d their comings in Jesus' precious
name (Amen).

YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO BARRISTER CARLOS GEORGE PROCESSING
OFFICER
Email: barcarlosgeorge@sify.com

Regards,

Sister in the Lord,
Mrs. Felicia Walter

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