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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: deborah_a@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:43:41 -0700
Subject: DONATION FOR THE HELPLESS

DONATION FOR THE HELPLESS

From: Sister Deborah Alamin

RE: PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USED THIS FUNDS FOR GOD's WORK.

I am the above named person from Nigeria. I am married to Late Sheik Mohammed
Rasaq Alamin who was a buiness man before he died in the year two thousand
and three.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 Christians.Since his death I decided
not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible
is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty
Million U.S.Dollars in a security company,Presently,this money is still
with the Security Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not
last for the next three months due to breast cancer problem i am having.Though
what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I
decided to donate this fund to church or better still a christian individual
that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want a church or Godly person that is God fearing utilise this fund to
fund churches,orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure
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 hard earned money to be misused
by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in
an ungodly manner.

Hence the reason for taking this bold 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 because of the presence of my husband's relatives 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 Finance/ Security Company including every document invovle
in this transaction,my lawyer will issue you a letter of authority from
his chambers that will prove you as the original-beneficiary of this fund.
I want you and the church to always pray for me because the
lord is my shephard. 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
pray for me.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hearing from you.

N.B-Please i will advice you to contact my lawyer for i have mandated him
to handle this transaction on my behalf,so that he can file an application
in your name as the beneficiary of the funds.

His contact info is:

Name:Barrister Mike Aigbe

Email:barmike_aigbe2003@yahoo.com

Telephone : 234-8033560649

Do contact him immediately,so that you will know what to do.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Sister Deborah Alamin.


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