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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: jenifer lopez <jenilop1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:55:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Jenifer Duck.



FROM: MRS.JENIFER L.DUCK.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS.
jeniferlopez@z95.com
Dearest in the Lord.
I am Mrs Jenifer Lpez,the wife of Late Dr.Simon Duck who worked with
Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in the
year
2003.We were married for eleven years without a child.
He was murdered in the Land dispute in Zimbabwe.
My husband was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in
cold
Blood by the Agents of the ruling Government of President Robert Mugabe
for
His alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party
controled by the Minority .

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
$14.6Million (Fourteen Million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with
The
Security and Finance Company in Lome-Togo,Concealed in one trunk
metalic box
to aviod dectectives,As if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe .
Presently, this money is still with the firm and the management just
wrote
me as the beneficiary to come forward for the claim of the trunk box
that
contains this money or
rather issue a letter of authorisation to somebody to come on my behalf
for
the claim.
Resently I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have
told me that I would not last due to the cancer problem.Its my last
wish to
see this money distributed to victims of this
fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organizations because my
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my
illness,
I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to
any
of them.
Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit
from the
company and distribute it accordingly.I want a God fearing person to
use
this money to fund orphanages,widows and where ever Gods name are
always
mentioned and worship propagating the word of God and to ensure that
the
house of God is maintained as the scripture made us to understand that
Blessed is the hand that giveth,I take this decision because I don't
have
any child that will inherit this money and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be mis used Hence 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.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
soundless voice and presence of my husband's relatives around me
always. I
don't want them to know about
this development.
With God all things are possible and as soon as I receive your reply I
shall
give you the contact of the Security Company in Lome-Togo and also the
contacts of the attorney who will help to issue you an authorization
letter
so that
the security company will be able to release the funds to you.
Please I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard
and my happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian,
Who ever 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 here in.
Hoping to hear from you soon through my email address and include your
full
address.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Jenifer L.Duck .






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