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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- confirmationchurchofgod@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: confirmation church <confirmationchurchofgod@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:08:22 -0500
Subject: A recommendation from a friend

Dearest friend in Christ.

Good day.

I am Pastor Bideke Elijah from Confirmation church of God Accra Ghana. Please my dear we need your assistance to safe the souls of our brothers and sister

and our dear children dieing seriously in the hospital from the attack of muslins in Jos Nigeria, all of a sudden they started killing an innocent souls and

more than thousand of people are hospitalized as I am writing to you now and we the church members are contributing funds to safe their souls and to rebuild

the church God which those muslins destroyed.

I have no doubt in my mind that it will sound strange, but the fact remains, this story is REAL though people has grossly abuse the use of internet, but it

is still one of the easy means of communication. Please view the below website and see how wicked muslins machete and kill innocent souls on the 7th of March

2010 just few days ago.

http://www.anglicandioceseofjos.org/dogo.html

Also you should know that the word God in proverb 28 vers 27 says he who gives to the poor never lack and I am telling you as a servant of most high God that

any cent you contribute to safe the dieing souls in the hospital will be return back to you in 100 folds in Jesus name and I plead with you to have mercy on

your fellow human because we are one in Christ Jesus and definitely everybody on earth must die and go to God Almighty to give his or her account to our

father in Heaven, Please everybody in the world are contributing funds as from $100 to $1,000 above to safe their souls and anything God lays in your heart

to contribute today, then go ahead to send it with the below details through western union because all the funds are going to the hospitals and to rebuild

the church of God Confirmation Church of God Jos branch in Nigeria.

Details of payment.

Receivers name: Bideke Elijah
Location: Accra Ghana.
Text question: safe
Answer: Souls
Amount……………

Then give us the MTCN numbers from the western union and the senders name and country and telephone numbers or you can scan the copy by attachment.

God will richly reward you as you contribute in Jesus name AMEN.

PLease send your donation to this email: confirmationchurchofgod@hotmail.com

Pastor Bideke Elijah.
Cell +233201280363.

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