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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: "FROM MRS.BELKISU SANDA" <belkisusanda@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: belkisusanda@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:30:27 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: BELOVED. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am BELKISU
SANDA, a widow to Late DAVID SANDA, I am 70years old,I am suffering from
long time cancer of the breast.

From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my doctor
it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness,although i still
believe that thing can change for the better

My late husband and my only son died in plane crash .I am presently
Leaving alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.My late husband was ,
an industrialist and international businessman.

We have a lot assets including Shares and houses.After the death of my
husband,I made up my mind to travel abroad to live the rest of my life and
continue to do the work of God as a missionary/charity.

I called our lawyer and I instructed him to sell all my husbands
properties and shares to enable me raise some money to continue my
mission.The lawyer sold the Shares and some of assets and I was able to
raise the sum of $16.7M US(Sixteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand US
Dollars)The fund is in cash,for the safety of the fund till "am able to
travel out.

I deposited the fund in consignments and deposited it with a Security
Company. Presently,all the documents concerning the consignments are with
my lawyer.Now that my sickness has gone to this stage,I am scared and I
want the fund to be used for charity all over the world.

I have prayed concerning this donation and I told God to direct me to an
honest Person who will receive this fund and utilize it for things that
will glorify the name of God, and also to put smile on the face of people
on this earth, hence i am contacting you.

Please if in your heart you are genuinely and faithfully desired to use
this fund for the propagation of Charity in any form whether for
Charity,but for the benefit of the less privileged,please send to me your,

FULL NAMES,

CONTACT ADDRESS,

TEL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,

AGE,

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LENIENCE,

OCCUPATION.

Once I recitative , I will give it to my lawyer to make immediate
arrangement with the security company on how the consignments that
contained the fund will be delivered to you.

also,Send copy of your mail to lawyer tell him that i instructed you to
contact him base on the fund for charity on his

email address; russell.jkuhn@live.com , I await your urgent reply.

Thanks you for your time and patience.
Your truly
Belkisu Sanda



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