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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 Gift Anny" <gift_anny200@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 23:29:32 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASISTANCE!!!

From Mrs Gift Anny
Dear in Christ ,

I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr Anny
solomon who worked with Kuwait embassy in Senegal for nine years before he died in
the year 2002. We were married for nineteen years with a child He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death, we were
both born again Christian.

Since 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 left the sum of $6.5 Million (six million five hundred thousand
U.S.Dollars) in fixed deposite with one of the local Finance firm here
in Dakar Senegal. Presently, this money is still in the finance firm.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight
months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund out to someone
that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want
you to use this fund for orphanages, widows, 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.

I took this decision because of my only child that will inherit 25%
from this money and help to secure a good education & accomodation and also
for the seck of God i will like you to take him as your child and been a
guidiance to him where by my husband relatives are not Christians and I
don’t want my husband’s efforts to be used by unbelievers. And i don’t
want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is
why I am taking this decision to contact you knowing with your assistance
things is going to work out for my child.

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.So please try to be
putting me in your prayers, because with God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
finance firm here in Dakar-Senegal . I will also issue you an authority letter
that
will prove you as the present beneficiary of my funds. I want you and
your family to always pray for me and my 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 Any delay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same
purpose.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Gift Anny S
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