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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: "deborah nelson" <derbynelson@msn.com>
Reply-To: deborahnelson@computermail.net
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:14:01 +0000
Subject: [PLEASE HELP

Glory House
E016,Barking Road,
England
Dearest in christ,
Calvary Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ
our saviour.
My name is Mrs Deborah Nelson wife to   Dr. Amos
Nelson. I have no family no kids,i lost my husband and
my only two kidsin a motor accident five years ago
after his return from a Missionary work. It's so sad
for me right now,i amvery ill with cancer,doctors says
i have short time tolive,i have decided to give my
wealth to an honest person that can use it to glorify
the name of the lord.
After i received instruction from my God touse this
funds to do GODS work and to give to charity, i prayed
to Godfor direction and he has been directing me. I
told God that i want a ministry, or an honest person
who will spend the fund for things that will glorify
His name.
This revelation came after my conversion from to a
Born Again christian. I received Christ and i found
out that a sinner has no place in the kingdom of God.
I never had rest of mind, i  seeked God for
forgiveness and he
revealed to me that i will only have rest of mind if i
serve him with all my wealth and he will bless me
mightily.
It was when i received Christ that i realized the
meaning of going to heaven. I need to make heaven, i
don't want to perish in hell fire.As my level of
Christianity was increasing,i  understood that the
wealth of sinners are acquired for the just. God
opened my eyes to the book of Ecclesiastes 6,verses 1
& 2. Read this scripture and you will understand that
there
are people in this world that God gave the grace to
acquire wealth yet God did not give them the grace to
enjoy the wealth. I happened to fall into the same
category now it is the wish of God.
When God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his
work, i
understood that God was testing me like He tested
Abraham and other men
of God. Abraham needed a child and God asked him to
use his only son for
sacrifice, Abraham was faithful. He obeyed and God
made him father
of many nations.
After the death of my late husband and when i was told
about my illness i have to sell all our  properties
which amounted to about 20 million dollars which i
deposited with a security company in a box for safety
purpose if anything happen to me this funds will be
impounded.
Can you use this funds for the kingdoms work and for
charity purpose?
I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT REPLY
In His Service,
Mrs Deborah Nelson
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