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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: "WILLIAM HAGLER" <harvestministry@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:11:36 +0000
Subject: calvary greetings

PLEASE ALL FUTURE RESPONSE SHOULD BE FORWARDED
TO:seedharvestministry@seeqmail.com
This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains
information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted under
applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail,
in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender
by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system
I am a preacher with the SEED HARVEST MINISTRY,and I
will like to get advice from you.I believe the advice
I need is secular to some extent,but do have the
patience to understand my intention.
A few year's ago I was in Liberia were I had
established a little congregation where I preached
regularly,but the civil war escalated and the church
was converted to a hospital of sourghts. On one faith
full day three Soldiers came to me and left
trunks of Money with me and swore to come back for it.
When the war in Liberia intensified I deposited this
box in a security vault ,I was escorted
by the ECOMOG soldiers who felt the content of the
trunks were documents and never cared to check the
trunks,I was air lifted to England with other refugees
then,I stayed in England and when I was getting
fraustrated I returned to London where i am ministering
presently only to find out that
two of the three Soldiers died in Battle while the
last was decleared MIA (Missing in Action).
After thorough investigation of the trunk boxes,i
discovered that the three trunk boxes had a total
amount of four million United States Dollars($4.m)
which was unknown to me from the very begining.
Considering the fact that there was no possiblility of
the soldiers coming back for their funds,arrangements
were immediately made to have the funds deposited in a
suspence account with a commercial bank in the
Netherlands.
About five months later we receive a message from from my assistant
where I
was conducting a crusade that the last sodier came now having a chronic
cancer being hospitalized in one of the African Hospital.
I quickly rush to see him only to discovered that his condition was above
critical
tried to speak with his doctor,his doctor advised he gives his life to God
as he haes just few weeks to die.Before his death he instructed us the
church to donate the money to ophanage home or somethig graetely beficiary
to the Almighty..
I am interested in using a small fraction of this
money,much less than one percent for a re organisation
of the work,but I do not need the rest and do not want
to have any direct dealing with it.but I need someone
who will be able to use the fund better maybe for
charity or something universally profitable as the soldier have
suggested,I
have thought of doing it myself but,my ministry is the
apocalypse and I believe and preach the soon coming
of the Lord which make me not indulgent in reliance on
money or wealth in any form.I will be glad if you have
any interest in the direction of maybe managing or
transmitting the fund as you prefer in your capacity
and understanding.
please if you are interested,i would want you to
send me the following informations:
1.Your legitimate name,
2.Your contact address,
3.Your telephone number,
4.Your fax number.
With all these informations,i will take it that you
are interested and the funds will be transferred to
you in provision of the above informations,and as
such you will be the only one who can lay claims to
the fund and then,i will give you all the relevant
information with which you can lay claims to the
funds.but i want you to note clearly that you will pay
for the activation of the account,
before you can be given full access to the account and
you will promise me that you will use the fund for good deeds.
I will be glad to get a response from you to show your interest.
Regards,
Pastor William Hgaler
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONTACT THE BANK AND MAKE LEGAL CLAIMS
OF THIS FUNDS,DO CALL ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE IMMEDIATELY
IN ORDER I CAN EFFECT THE BENEFICIARY TO YOUR NAME.
PLEASE ALL FUTURE RESPONSE SHOULD BE FORWARDED
TO:seedharvestministry@seeqmail.com


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