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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: ige2005@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:02:16 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Treat=20as=20urgent=2E?=


Hello My Dear,

Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a
surprise I got your contact from a database found in internet while
searching for a reliable and honest person that will assist us receive
a
fund into an account.I was divinely inspired to pick your name among
other names found in the Internet database. After series of prayers and

fasting for Gods direction.

I am Mrs.banjo ige a citizen of nigria undergoing
currently medical treatment. I am married to Dr. Castillo banjo who
worked with the Malaysia Embassy in South Africa for nine years before
he died in the year2000. 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 $15 Million
(Fifteen million U.S.Dollars) with a finance/security company in
EUROPE.The money is inside one trunk boxes, but nobody knew that the
boxes contained money apart from me and my late husband, the boxes was

deposited as Photographic Materials. Presently, this money is still with

the Security Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not live for the next three
months due to my cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my
disability to move around which is a partial paralysis. Having known my

condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or a mosque or
better still a Christian or a Moslem individual that will utilize this
money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church or Mosque or the

individual beneficiary that will inherit this to use it for churches or

Mosque orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is beautified.

They said blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because

I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's
relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned
money to be mis-used by unbelievers. I do not 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 because I know where
I
am going. I know that I am going to be in the bossom of my Saviour.

If you feel you are worthy enough to make yourself available in this
project, let me know immediately you read my mail. GOD will surely
provide for you the power and strenght to accomplish this. All things
work together for good for those who love GOD. Waiting for your urgent
response. I do not need any telephone conversation in this regard
because of my health,and because of the presence of my husband?s relatives

who are always around me. I do not want them to know about this
development.

Thank you and God bless.


Yours sincerely,
Mrs.banjo ige





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