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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: eurao@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:18:32 +0100
Subject: FOR GOD.

DONATION FOR THE LORD

From:Mrs.Abigail Malik
Email:surcess@netscape.net

Sir/madam

I am the above named person from Kuwait.I am married
to Dr.Samuel Malik 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
$10.5Million (Ten Million Five hundred thousand U.S.
Dollars) with one finance/security company in
Amsterderm the Netherlands.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 church or better still a christian individual
that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein.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 don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians and I don't want my husband hard earned
money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner.

This is 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. Please I don't need
any telephone communication in this regard because of
my health and also of the presence of my husband's
relatives who are always around me.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 Finance/Security Company in Amsterderm
Holland. I will also issue you a letter of
authorization 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 hearing from you.

NB: PLEASE YOU SHOULD ONLY REPLY ME AND ALWAYS CONTACT
ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
surcess@netscape.net

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs.Abigail Malik

___________________________________________________________

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