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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: maryjones004@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:13:26 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs Mary Jones of England.

From: Mrs Mary Jones of England.

I am the above named person from England . I am married to Dr. Harry Jones
who worked with England Embassy in NIGERIA 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 again. When my late husband was alive
he
deposited the sum of $8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand .S.Dollars)
with UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

Presently, this money is still with the BANK and the management just wrote
me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather issue
a letter of authorisation to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can
not come over. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and
my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last
wish to see this money distributed to victims of this fire outbreak in Australia
and other charity organizations. Because relatives and friends have plundered
so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please,I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the
interest accrued from the BANK and distribute it accordingly. I want a person
that is God fearing that will use this money 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 soundless voice and 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 NIGERIA. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove
you as the new 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. however 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 another
person
for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely
MARY JONES.


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