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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: "Mrs Mary Jones"<maryjones909@mail.vasarhely.hu>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:05:33 +0100
Subject: FROM MRS MARY JONES

My Good Friend,
From: Mrs Mary Jones

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to
Dr.Harry Jones who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory
Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2000. 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
$8.6Million (Eight Million and six hundred thousand U.S.
Dollars) with one finance/security company in Amsterdam
Holland. 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 cancer problem. Though what
disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to churches or
better still a christian individual that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a
church that will use 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 dont have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians and I dont want my husbands hard earned money to
be misused by unbelievers. I dont 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 dont need any telephone
communication in this regard, because of my health and
because the presence of my husbands relatives around me
always. I dont 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 in Amsterderm Holland . I will also issue you a
letter of authority 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 be prayerful all through
your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing for a church or christian individual for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as
I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Mary Jones.
NB: Kindly reply through my alternative email box:
maryjones@o2.pl .

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