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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: "Belinda Hassan" <belindahassan@msn.com>
Reply-To: belinda_hassan13@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:02:43 +0000
Subject: PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD IN JESUS NAME"

"PEACE OF THE LORD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD IN JESUS NAME"


I am Mrs. Belinda Hassan, a Kuwaiti national I was married to Dr.Hassan
Bobai who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory coast for nine years before he
died in the year 2000,He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. We were married for
eleven years and the union unfortunately did not produce any offspring.
Before
his death we had given our lives to Christ and were living according to his
Words.



A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with cancer and the doctor has informed me
that I do not have much time to live. Presently I am practically an invalid
as the cancer has ravaged my body and I can feel my life slowly ebbing
away.




I do not have much time to do the Lord's work but He will give me strength
to see my last assignment through. My husband, Dr.Hassan Bobai before
his death deposited his life savings of $8.6Million (Eight Million Six
hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a consignment with a financial institution
as
gem stones for security reasons unknown to the security firm best known to
me, my attorney and my late husband.




Before his death, we were committed to the growth of the church and the
propagation of the word, but I can no longer partake in these noble
tasks. I need a church, Christian individual or individuals who can continue
the
work on our behalf and will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here into-funding churches, orphanages and widows propagating the
word
of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. To care for the
sick, the poor, the downtrodden wherever they may be The Bible made us to
understand that blessed is the hand that gives.




I took this decision because I don't have any child or next of kin who can
inherit these funds. Though the Internet is a seemingly unlikely place to
find such individuals, I believe that the Lord hides jewels in the most
unlikely places. It is not the means that is important but the message.
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 and with God
all things are possible.




My lawyer who is presently on an assignment in The United Kingdom he
will issue you a letter of authorization that will prove you as the present-
beneficiary to these funds and also other documents backing the claim
of the consignment funds. I want you and the church to always pray for me
because the lord is my shepherd. Happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy
Christian.




Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hearing from you.




N.B-PLEASE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO GIVE THE LAWYER IN CHARGE A CALL IN THE
U.K IMMEDIATELY, HE DOES EVERYTHING ON MY BEHALF AND HE'S VERY
UNDERSTANDING AND I BELIEVE HE WILL LEAD YOU TO YOUR SUCCESS IN JESUS.




LAWYER`S CONTACT DETAILS: NAME: MR. JEFF RICHARD.


E-MAIL: belinda_hassan13@yahoo.com


Tell: 44-703-1956-384




Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.


Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Belinda Hassan.


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