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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: "ckn wabara" <ckn_presidency@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrordi2@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:29:28 +0000
Subject: BLESS YOU!!

Messrs.Alpha Bethel & Co.
# 0I Ijayi Street, Lagos, Nigeria
Fax:234-1-7590493
E-Mail:barrordi2@yahoo.it
Website:http://alphaipgroup.tripod.com



Dear Beloved in Christ,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ,knowing the truth and the
truth have set me free.Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do
what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the
sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my life.
I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you,having seen your contact
from the Internet.I am Barrister O'Neil Ordi, the legal
adviser to late Mr.and Mrs. Bright Williams, a British couple that lived in
my Country Nigeria for 25 years before they both died in the plane crash
late last year. These couples were good Christians, they so dedicated to God
but they had no child till they died. Throughout their stay in my country,
they acquired a lot of properties like lands, house properties, etc.

As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. Bright Williams
instructed me to write his WILL because they had no
child, they dedicated their wealth to God. According to the " WILL" the
properties have to be sold and the money be given out to a ministry for the
work of God. As their legal adviser,all the documents for the properties
were in my care.He gave me the authority to sell the properties and give out
the fund to the Ministries for the work of God.

In short, I sold all the properties after their death,as instructed by Mr.
Bright Williams before his death.And as matter of fact, after
I sold all their properties, I realized more than $10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million USDollars) and what supposed to be the percentage interest of my
right legal fee was firstly deducted by me out of the total amount realized
from the sold properties, this was base on the initial agreement between me
and the owner of the properties before his death.
Therefore the total amount left to be invested into God's work as instructed
by the owner is $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million USDollars)
only. Instead of giving the main fund out for the work of God as instructed
to me by the owner before his death.I converted the fund to myself with the
intention of investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was afraid of
putting the fund in the Bank because I have to give account to the bank on
how I got the money. I then packaged the fund in consignments and deposited
the consignments with a security company. I did not want the management of
the Security Company to know the content of the
consignments, therefore I registered the content of the consignments as Gold
Bars. Now, the security company believes that what I
deposited with them was Gold Bars.

I had encounter with Christ when Pastor Benny Hinn was preaching on
television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the
word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian.As a
born again Christian, I started reading my bible and one day, the Lord
opened my eyes to Ezekiel 33: 18 and 19 where the word of God says: "When
the righteous truth from his righteousness, and committee iniquity,he shall
even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that
which is lawful and right,he shall live thereby". From the scripture, I
discovered that the only way I could have peace in my life is to do what is
lawful and right by giving out the fund as instructed for the work of God by
the owner before his death.

I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God have forgiven me. But I
have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the
fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's wok as instructed by
the owner before his death. After my fasting and prayers, I asked God to
make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian or the chosen ministry
that deserves
this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the Internet as I
was browsing through a Christian site,and as a matter of fact, it is not
only you or your ministry that I picked on the Christian site initially, but
after my fervent prayer over it, then you were
nominated to me through divine revelation from God, so these are how I
received such a divine revelation from the Lord, how I got your contact
information, and I then decided to contact you for the fund to be used
wisely for things that will glorify the name of God.

I have notified the Security Company where I deposited the consignments that
contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment
abroad and the security company has since been waiting for my authority
forthe consignment to leave my country and move to abroad.
So if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things
that will glorify God's name,then do urgently contact me back first through
this my alternative email address only and the details will be given to you
on how you will be able to receive the fund in your country through the
security company.
You should also forward to me your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication and to fax you the documents concerning
the consignments.

Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

Yours in Christ.

Barrister O'Neil Ordi,
(Attoney at Law).


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