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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "SHERYL NEWTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <project5transaction@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:54:40 +0100
Subject: CLAIM YOUR GODLY INHERITANCE.

My Dear, Godly friend

I decided to donate the sum of $7,000,000.00 (Seven million United States dollars) 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 sheryl newton ; I am dying women who have decided to donate what I have for you in order to use it for

the beneficial of our nation and the rest of our citizenry. I am australiaN, but my husband is from uk -britain. I

was diagnosed for cancer about years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he

worked for, just the Bible tells us in his book of ACTS 4:32.

I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited from my 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 International 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 particularly the support Motherless Babies, and The Less privileged.

send your phone number and your full address and i will tell him that I have WILLED ($7,000, 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 fulfil their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances,

their goings and their comings in Jesus' precious name (Amen).

if you are lead by the spirit to collect this inheriatance. send your full names, contact address and phone

numbers. so that i shall re-alocate the funds to your name.


Regards,
sheryl newton

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