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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: Rebecca Vanhorn <marc_marc24@aol.fr>
Reply-To: Rebecca Vanhorn <rebeccavanhorn@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:32:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Rebecca Vanhorn

Thanks for your reply which has been received and noted. I am truly humbled by this opportunity. I am praying for guidance and sensitivity from the Lord. I really don’t know where to start but I think telling you more about me seems the best. I was born September 2, 1947 ( Netherlands  ) and got married to Mr.Herbert Vanhorn here in Netherlands . I am the only child of my parents. I want you to take this project very serious and let it be confidential between us. I am presently in my late husband home town and will be going to the hospital from time to time for my treatment.
My spirit directed me to contact you, but if you feel that you are not the right person to fulfill my wish, I will continue to search elsewhere, 

I do not know you and you do not know me, but I believe that God Purposely bring both of us to serve Him through those that are in need. The word of God must be fulfilled, as long as this massage came from Him. I am not afraid as long as God is watching our innermost thoughts because he directed me to make this donation to someone unknown, as it was revealed to me through dream. Please, protect the interest of the less fortunate and love them as you love yourself. 

I want you to establish some profitable project to crate jobs to the less fortunate, so that this project will give an opportunity to be paying them money to earn their living. For example establish a company to do any hand made and sale those product which made from widows and widowers so you have money to pay them plus has many product to sale for tourist.
Give the less fortunate children the opportunity to achieve educational field, possibly build a school and give free education to the less privilege ones. Help the widows and widowers including those that are in the hospital that could not afford money for their treatment. I believe I have enlightened you on some of the necessary things that are required of you, so you should also apply your own idea towards the successful accomplishment of this charity project. 

I do not have any child to inherit my wealth that is why I decided to donate it all for humanitarian projects if only you can be honest to me. My spirit has chosen you to fulfill my wish, and I hope that you will not disappoint me now or in future. You can invest the funds in business and profits made from the investment will be use strictly on humanitarian projects this is my desire and wish. I am also offering you 20% of the $3.5 million for your personal use, so that you will use the rest for serving the Lord through the less fortunate.
 
We will discuss other details as is the project fund is transferred into your custody. But I would want you to promise me one thing, which is to handle our dealings with truth and honesty. I would want you to tell me more about yourself and your work, so as to know you better to enable mutual trust rule between us. I will try to send you my photo the moment I hear from you, so that you will identify me, I also look forward to receive your own photo, so that we will be able to identify ourselves before we proceed further ,After I received your next reply  I will link you up with my bank Representative  where the fund is presently deposited for onward transfer for the above project, so that their will commence the transfer process to your bank account for the above project

With love and peace,

Mrs .Rebecca Vanhorn

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