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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: jennifer kabila <jennifer_kabila60@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:10:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM THE WIDOW


Dear Respected,

I am sorry for the inconvinience it may cause to you,please if you are not interested in the whole thing,I beg for your forgiveness !

I am Mrs Jennifer Kabila,from Kuwait,married to the late former Director of Mine/Power in Sierra Leone while on active duty. I got your contact from a christain website and I believe that you will be of help to me and my only son. We were married for 23 years with a blessed son and daughter(Patrick and Mary)my beloved daughter later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after 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 (US$4.7 M)(Four million,Seven hundred thousand United States Dollars)in a General Trust Account with a bank of Africa in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still with the bank. Recently,Following my ill health, my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next one month again due to my cancer problem.

The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Christain organization(Church)that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in,according to the desire of my late husband before his death.Part of this money has to be map out for the educational carrier of my only beloved son left, why the remaining should be for the ophanage homes and churches.

I want this money to be used in Christain Activities like,Orphanages, Christain schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth"read Job 29 vs 1-18. I took this decision because I don't have any other child again apart from Patrick that will inherit this remaining 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 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 in Abidjan and instruct my son to live for abidjan immediately with the help of the U.N peace keeping force where he would made his final arangement to join you over,

I will also fowards to you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund and to show that this fund is legal and not from the criminal source. I want you and the Church to always pray for me and my only son 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 be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on this e-mail addres(jennifer_kabila60@yahoo.co.uk ) any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein and the fully assistance to support my only son when he might have arrive in your country to futher his educational carrier closed to you. Hoping to receive your reply. Remain blessed in the eyes of our Lord while the transfer is bank to bank transaction.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Jennifer Kabila
SIERRA LEONE.




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