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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: Eve <eve20@e-nautia.com>
Reply-To: Eve <evejosep2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:44:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings From Eve Sabah Al-Ahmad


Address: 2 Albert Gate SW1X 7JU London,
My full names: Eve Sabah Al-Ahmad


My Dear In The Lord
I
am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr. Sabah
Al-Ahmad. who worked with Kuwait embassy in UK for nine years before he
died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Before
his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided
not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the
Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$3. 5 Million (Three Million and Five Hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in
the bank here in London in a suspense account.

Presently, the
fund is still in the bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that i have
seriously sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me
most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church that will use
this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to
endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us
to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my
husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this
money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this
decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where I am going. I know
that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.

Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the Lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I
don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence the presence of my husband's relatives is around me always I
don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of the bank here in London.


I want you to always pray for me
because the Lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him
in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.

Contact
me for more information's, any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another church or individual for this same purpose. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to
receive your reply.
Send me the following informations as per below.
Your full names...........................
Address ..................................
Age ......................................
Occupation ...............................
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Eve Sabah Al-Ahmad

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