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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: <mgiggs_10@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:20:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear in Christ Jesus...

>From Mrs Melina Giggs
Dear in Christ,

May our good Lord bless you, reward you for your going out and your coming in through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

My name is Mrs. Melina Giggs; Origin of Kuwait, i am married to late Mr. Geofrey Giggs who worked with Kuwait embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2005.

We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since 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 left the sum of Two million five hundred thousand US dollars ($2.5 million) in a general trust account with a Bank here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire West Africa, Recently, following my ill health my doctor told me that i would not last for the next eight months due to my cancer problem.

He told me that in the next 2 months there is going to be a spread of this cancer to my bones and I will not live again, the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a Christian, Individual, and Organization or church that i know
may need it and that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

Presently, this money is still with the Bank. I want this fund to be used in liberation work Activities like, help to Pastors families, Orphanages, less privileged in the society and Christian schools, poor people in your amidst and up keeping of the Churches and for propagating the word of God
and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

I took this decision because i don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and i don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why i am taking this
decision.

The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I am not afraid of death hence i know where i am going. I know that i am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that "the lord will fight my case and i shall hold my peace" i don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health. With God all things are possible.

As soon as i receive your reply i shall give you the contact of the Bank for you to contact with them directly for onward transfer. I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary of my funds. I want you and your family to always pray for me because the
lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that i lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as i stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Melina Giggs.



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