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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: "Rev.John W.MAMBAH." <rev.jmcatholic@sify.com>
Reply-To: revjmamba1@hosanna.net
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:43:25 +0200
Subject: Awaiting your positive response on my private below alright.



Rev.John W.MAMBAH.
St. Agnes Catholic Church.
Parakou,Cotonou.Benin Republic.
West Africa.

Dear Friend,

Be Blessed In The Lord!!

It took me time and divine intervention to write you this mail, as we
have never
had any correspondence now or before. My name is Rev.Father John
Wilson Mamba. I
am a South African citizen but now in Cotonou, Benin Rep. I'm a
Catholic Priest
and I am very much interested in a very good business relationship
with you for
our mutual benefits as I have access to what is needed, but lack the
experience
and I am not in a position to perfect its for use.

There is an urgent need for my contacting you as I recently have been
granted an
opportunity to have access to US$13,700,000.00 (Thirteen Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only). Access to this fund is made
available by a
widow woman, An American citizen, who has lived all her life here and who
happens to be a serious member of my parish. She is well known in this
community
and aside being a major real estate agent here in Africa and Abroad she is a
magnet in environmental management and was a licensed oil merchant before now.
Unfortunately she has been living and struggling with breast cancer
for close to
15 months now. Though she is a widow, and has an 11 year old daughter
and I have
been responsible for her care since the outbreak of her horrible dilemma. She
has been through in a first major operation although she is to undergo a final
operation within the next few days; the doctors have not given her much of a
chance to live. She is not aware of this fact and she stills remains hopefull
that she will survive but could not.

I wish you could be of an assistance to this course and I will like to
add that
sometimes I receive unsolicited mails, so I hope my mail does not come as an
embarrassment to you, but if it is, please kindly accept my apologies.

Awaiting your response on my private : revjmamba11@yahoo.co.th /
revjmamba1@hosanna.net


And be blessed in the Lord.
Yours In Christ,
Rev Fr.John W. MAMBAH.
+229 93 70 27 87

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