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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: albertj@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:08:59 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VITAL=2E?=

Calvary Greetings,
I am a preacher with the Seed Harvest Ministry, and I will like to get advice
from you. I believe the advice I need is secular to some extent, but do
have the patience to understand my intention. A few year's ago I was in
Liberia were I had established a little congregation where I preached regularly,
but the civil war escalated and the church was converted to a hospital of
soughs.

On one faithful day three Nigerian Soldiers came to me and left two trunk
boxes which they told me was classified official documents with me and swore
to come back for it. When the war in Liberia intensified I deposited this
boxes in a security company in Europe, I was escorted to Europe by the ECOMOG
soldiers who felt the content of the trunk boxes were documents as well
and never cared to check them, I was air lifted to Europe with other refugees
then, I stayed there and when I was getting frustrated I returned to Africa
only to find out that two of the three Soldiers died in Battle while the
last was declared MIA (Missing in Action).

After thorough investigation of the trunk boxes, I discovered that the content
of the trunk boxes is money, a total amount of seven Million United States
Dollars ($7,000,000,000) which was unknown to me from the very beginning.
Considering the fact that there was no possibility of the soldiers coming
back for their funds, arrangements were immediately made to have the funds
deposited in a suspense account with a commercial bank there (the particular
country in abroad I will disclose as soon as you indicate your interest).


I am interested in using a small fraction of this money, much less than
one percent for a re-organization of my work of God, I do not need the rest
and do not want to have any direct dealing with it. But I need someone who
will be able to use the fund better maybe for charity or something universally
profitable in Africa, with special interest in Liberia to alleviate the
sufferings of the masses. I have thought of doing it myself but, my ministry
is the apocalypse and I believe and preach the soon coming of the Lord which
makes me not indulgent in reliance on money or wealth in any form.

I will be glad if you have any interest in the direction of managing or
transmitting the fund as you prefer in your capacity and understanding.
Please if you are interested, I would want you to send me the following
information:
1. Your full name.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your phone number.
4. Your fax number.

With all these information I will take it that you are interested and the
funds will be transferred to you in provision of the above information,
and as such you will be the only one who can lay claims to the fund and
then, I will give you all the relevant information with which you can lay
claims to the funds.

But I want you to note clearly that you will pay for the activation of the
account before you can be given full access to the account and you will
promise me that you will use the funds for good deeds in every sense of
honesty.

Please reply to my private email: albertjohnson@atlas.cz to show your interest.

My Regards,

Rev. ALBERT M. JOHNSON

Calvary Greetings,
I am a preacher with the Seed Harvest Ministry, and I will like to get advice
from you. I believe the advice I need is secular to some extent, but do
have the patience to understand my intention. A few year's ago I was in
Liberia were I had established a little congregation where I preached regularly,
but the civil war escalated and the church was converted to a hospital of
soughs.

On one faithful day three Nigerian Soldiers came to me and left two trunk
boxes which they told me was classified official documents with me and swore
to come back for it. When the war in Liberia intensified I deposited this
boxes in a security company in Europe, I was escorted to Europe by the ECOMOG
soldiers who felt the content of the trunk boxes were documents as well
and never cared to check them, I was air lifted to Europe with other refugees
then, I stayed there and when I was getting frustrated I returned to Africa
only to find out that two of the three Soldiers died in Battle while the
last was declared MIA (Missing in Action).

After thorough investigation of the trunk boxes, I discovered that the content
of the trunk boxes is money, a total amount of seven Million United States
Dollars ($7,000,000,000) which was unknown to me from the very beginning.
Considering the fact that there was no possibility of the soldiers coming
back for their funds, arrangements were immediately made to have the funds
deposited in a suspense account with a commercial bank there (the particular
country in abroad I will disclose as soon as you indicate your interest).


I am interested in using a small fraction of this money, much less than
one percent for a re-organization of my work of God, I do not need the rest
and do not want to have any direct dealing with it. But I need someone who
will be able to use the fund better maybe for charity or something universally
profitable in Africa, with special interest in Liberia to alleviate the
sufferings of the masses. I have thought of doing it myself but, my ministry
is the apocalypse and I believe and preach the soon coming of the Lord which
makes me not indulgent in reliance on money or wealth in any form.

I will be glad if you have any interest in the direction of managing or
transmitting the fund as you prefer in your capacity and understanding.
Please if you are interested, I would want you to send me the following
information:
1. Your full name.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your phone number.
4. Your fax number.

With all these information I will take it that you are interested and the
funds will be transferred to you in provision of the above information,
and as such you will be the only one who can lay claims to the fund and
then, I will give you all the relevant information with which you can lay
claims to the funds.

But I want you to note clearly that you will pay for the activation of the
account before you can be given full access to the account and you will
promise me that you will use the funds for good deeds in every sense of
honesty.

Please reply to my private email: albertjohnson@atlas.cz to show your interest.

My Regards and God bless you,




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