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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: joy_williams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:32:13 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mrs=20Joy=20Williams?=

Beloved in Christ,
Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, I am former Mrs Fatima Aisha Williams, now Mrs
Joywilliams , a widow to Late Usman Danjuma
Alamin Williams, I am 61years old, I am now a new Christian
convert,suffering fromlong time cancer of the breast. From
all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious
that I may not live more than sixmonths, becausethe cancer stage has gotten
to a very severe stage.

My late husband was killed during the Gulf war, and
during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also
killed in a cold blood during the Gulf war. My late husband
was very wealthy and after his death, Iinherited all his
business and wealth. My personal physician told methat I may not live for
more than six months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided
todivide part of this wealth, by contributing to the development of evangelism
in Africa, America, Europe and Asian Countries. This mission which will
no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocated to Nigeria, Africa
where I live presently. I selected your church after visiting the website
for this purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of
$10.000,000.00 Million US Dollars to your Church/Ministry for the development
of evangelism and
also as aids for the less privileged around you.

Please note that, this fund is lying in a Security
Company in Nigeria,if you have the intention of using this
fund for personal use other than enhancement of evangelism.
Lastly, I want you/your ministry to be praying for me
as regards my entire life and my health because I have come
to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth
acquisition without Jesus Christ in one? life is
vanity upon vanity. If you have to die says the Lord, keep
fit and Iwill give you the crown of life.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
with your. I await you. reply TO:sis_joywilliams@fastermail.com

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Joy Williams




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