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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: "MRS ANNY SMITH" <mrsannysmith007@msn.com>
Reply-To: nrsannysmith1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 04:13:06 +0000
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH.

From: Mrs Anny Smith
Demak Laut street,
93050 Kuching,Sarawak
Malaysia.


Dear friend,
I am the above named person but now undergoing medical treatment now.

I am married to Dr. Smith who worked with South Africa embassy in Malaysia
for nine years before he died in the year 2000. We were married for eleven
years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days. 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 $27.6million (twenty- seven million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars)
with one finance/security company abroad.

Presently, this money is still with the Security Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months
due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having
known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a
christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a church or individual that will use this to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that
Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by
unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner, 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 bossom 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
health,and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me
always who are not christian. I don't want them to know about this
development.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company abroad I will also
issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original
beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me
because the lord is my shephard.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever 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 herein.

NB:reply back to this mail address given:
mrsannysmith1@yahoo.com for easy communication.

Hoping to hear from you.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord,
Mrs.Anny Smith.


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