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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: "The great mission church inc." <gmonicajhon@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 22:45:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: THE GREAT MISSION CHUCH INC (GMC)




Hello friend,

The entire member of THE GREAT MISSION CHUCH INC (GMC) sends you great in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Beloved, we hope that this massage meet you in good health?

We also give all the thanks to the lord that keeps you alive up till this year ending, it is great and marvellous in our eyes and all is the work of God Almighty, We returns all the glory back to him that is able to do all thing. Amen.



This is to remind you that as you are about to celebrate this year festival, some people are still with one sickness or the other, some suffering hunger while some are handicapped in different part of the body, This people believes that life is meaningless to them because they are in complete and many end up hanging themselves while some drink poison to cut their lives short, seeing that killing themselves is not the best way for people in this condition, we built an ORPHANAGE CENTER, to assist people in these situations and God have been helping us.

Each year, we celebrate with these less privileged, and add more meaning to their lives; we are contacting you to support this LIFE ADDING VALUE PROJECT that will be coming up on 15th, December 2010.

Please make sure you add value to at lest ten less privilege and God almighty will surely add value to your life, don not forget dear, nothing is too big and nothing is too small.



GOD BLESS YOU

THE GREAT MISSION CHURCH INC. (G.M.C)

gmcinfo1@gmail.com

rev.loewag@hotmail.com

Tel; +266-74-38-30-60



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