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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: "kathy_pyotr77 Gazeta.pl" <kathy_pyotr77@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:49:33 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD


*Contact me on this my private mail box:
**kate_pyotr75@katamail.com*<kate_pyotr75@katamail.com>
*Dearest in the Lord,

I am Mrs Katherine Dallas Pyotr from Kuwait , I am married to Chief Pascal
Mohammed Pyotr. He worked with KUWAIT embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years
before he died in the year 2003. We were married for eleven years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. When my
late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of $12.2millon. (twelve Million
Two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a finance and security company here in
Abidjan, he used my name as the beneficiary to the money deposited.
Recently, my Doctor told me of impending danger that is posing a threat on
me due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs most is diabetes that has
plagued me for so long.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund my late husband left
to a church or oganisation that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for orphanages, widows,
propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is
maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that
giveth. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will
inherit this money and many of relatives are mischievious and I do not want
my our efforts to be misused. I do not want a situation where this money
will be used in vain way. This is why I am taking this decision. 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. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must
serve him in spirit and Truth. Hoping to receive your reply.

Contact me on this my private mail box:
**kate_pyotr@katamail.com*<kate_pyotr@katamail.com>
*Yours In The Lord,
Mrs katherine Dallas Pyotr.*

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