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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: Deborah Michael <madamdeborah01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: deborahmichael01@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 22:50:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Give This Urgent Attention

From Madam Deborah Michael.

Dear Inchrist,

I bring you calvary greetings in the name of the lord our saviour !

I am Madam Deborah Michael.I became born again and very devoted to God before I married my precious husband.Who is dead now and I believe he is peacefully sleeping in the bossom of the lord until I meet him again in heaven in Jesus name.

I and my late husband have been devoted to christianity for quite a good number of years now. But I am at this moment suffering with ( Esophageal Cancer )/breast and fibroid of the womb which has affected my health so severely.It has defied medical treatments.And my doctor has clearly said that
I have a short time to live.

My late Husband was killed during the political crisses which took place here in Cote d' Ivoire.My late Husband was the Chairman of the Contract Awarding Committee under Budgeting and Planning ministry here in my Country.
Throughout the period of my marriage with him, all efforts to bear Children with him proved abortive.When my husband died,I inherited all his wealth ,with our abdopted son Wilson.Because he has no other next of kin. But it is now obvious that I may not survive my poor state of health .

I have deemed it necessary to leave a legacy on Earth and give a positive account and justification of a good chtistian life as I have heard from the lord.The lord has specifically revealed to me to relinguish my husband's wealth for foreign missions and the furtherance of God's work in a
foreign country.And I have to obey the voice of the lord.As God's children the consequence to disobedience is terrible.
(1 SAMUEL 15;22-23 ) ' AND SAMUEL SAID;HATH THE LORD AS GREAT DELIGHT IN BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES;AS IN OBEYING THE VOICE OF THE LORD,BEHOLD TO OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE AND TO HERAKEN THAN THE FAT OF RAM
FOR DESOBEDIENCE IS AS THE SIN OF WITCHCRAFT AND STURBBONESS IS AS INIQUITY AND IDOLATARY.....
BUT IF YOU REFUSE AND REBEL YOU SHALL BE DEVOURED BY THE SWORD FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD HAS SPOKEN (ISAIAH 1;20).
Therefore,I obey the voice of the lord.I am giving this wealth for the building of the church and helping the less privileged in the society. LAY NOT UP FOR YOURSELF TREASURES UPON EARTH,WHERE MOTH AND RUST DOTH CORRUPT, AND WHERE THIEVES BREAK THROUGH AND STEAL
BUT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN WHERE NEITHER MOTH NOR RUST DOTH CORRUPT AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT BREAK THROUGH NOR STEAL( MATT 6;19-20).

My meditation and concentration now is on life after death. That is why I am taking this decision,in obedience to the voice of God by giving this Money out to be used to accomplish the devine will of the Almighty God's marvelous work around the Globe because I highly believe that I will be with
Him in his most perfect and the most peaceful heaven.
JESUS SAID UNTO HIM IF THOU WILL BE PERFECT,GO AND SELL THAT THOU HAS AND GIVE TO THE POOR AND THOU SHALL HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN,
THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES,VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU THAT A RICH MAN SHALL HARDLY ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (MATT 19;21&23).
I am more obssessed in the things of God in this my present hours of severe cancer.

Note that this sum (12.5Million US dollars) was deposited in a suspense account by my husband with my name and all the related Documentation covering the deposit are here wth me.So on the receipt of your immediate response to me I will forward all the necessary documents to you so as to enable
you open up communication with the bank to transfer this money into your account over there in your country for the purpose which I contacted you.

I honestly pray that when the bank has been transfered into your account over there in your country that it will be judiciously used for the said purpose as the Almighty God has reviewed for humanitarian services and you should be aware that whoever that wants to serve Him must serve him in
truth and in spirit.So Please always be prayerful all through your life in this Divine marvelous Work of the Almighty God.

Until I hear from you and be sure that all what I told you which I am doing as haven heard the voice of God will rest squarely on your shoulders to be accomplished.
Provide me your direct telephone, and address where to reach you .
Finaly, you will use 50% of this money for the work of God, while 35 % will be for Wilson our abdopted son which you will also help him to invest in your country, while 15 % Will be for you for your assistance.

I shall give you details when I receive your response.May God bless you and
strenghten you in this work.

Thanks ones again.

Madam Deborah Michael




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