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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "gloria hilary" <mrsgloriahilary@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:44:33 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS MY BELOVED IN CHRIST.

From: Mrs. Gloria F. Hilary.
London, UK.

Beloved in Christ,
Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to you.

I am Mrs. Gloria F. Hilary, I am 68 years old and I am married to
Dr.Franklin Hilary who worked with Chevron Texaco for twenty years before he
died in the year 2003.

Presently, I'm in Hospital in London where I am undergoing treatment for
cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few months to live. I now decided to divide
part of the inherited wealth, by contributing to the development of
evangelism in part of the world.

I selected your ministry after visiting the website for this purpose and
prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of US$8.200,000.00(Eight
Million , Two Hundred Thousand USD)to your Ministry for the development of
evangelism and also as aids for the less privileged around you.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$8.2M with a
private Securities & Finance Firm in Netherlands, Presently this money is
still with the Company and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary
to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a Letter Of
Authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in propagating the
good news to the world. I want a person that is God fearing that will use
this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows to ensure that the house
of the NEEDY is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is
the hand that giveth.I took this decision because I know that there are a
lot of poor people suffering from different kind of disease and nobody to
come to their aid.

With God all things are possible. Please note that, this fund is lying with
a Security Company and my personal lawyer will help me to file an immediate
application for the Consignment to be release to you/your ministry because
he is the only one I have left that I trust so much and I believe he will
always do my wish. Please, do reply him if you have the intention of using
this funds.

You can contact the Attorney on this contact address:

Attn: Barrister. Dickson G.Abdul.
Tel: +44-703-195-4001.
Email: barrister_dickson823@indiatimes.com

Lastly, I want your ministry to keep praying for me as regarding my health
because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth recently that
wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity.

If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you the crown of
life.
May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the sweet
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever more.

May God bless us?

Mrs. Gloria F. Hilary.


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