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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: "faith ezekiel" <faithezekiel42@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:05:55 +0000
Subject: God Bless you

Dear Beloved Friend,

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail
Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.
I am Mrs. Faith Ezekiel from Netherlands. I am married to Dr. Johnson
Ezekiel a Nigerian
who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty-eight Years before
he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 56 Years old.
When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of Three Million United
States Dollars (US$3 Million) with a Security Company.
Presently this money is still with the Security 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 cannot come over.I am presently in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs in a hospital. From all indications
my condition is really deteriorating and the Doctors say I may not live
long. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage, the
Doctors say it is terminal. But as a Christian,I beleive God, and I know
that I will not die,I will leave to declare the glory of God.
Presently,all the documents concerning the consignments are with my lawyer.
Now that my sickness has gone to this stage,I am scared and I want the fund
to be used for the work of God all over the world. I have prayed and I told
God to direct me to an honest person who will receive this fund and utilise
it for things that will glorify the name of God like to fund churches,
orphanages and widows around the world but in my name "Mrs Faith Ezekiel".
Please if you are interested in using this fund for the work of God,please
send to me your private phone and fax number, full names and address to
enable me give it to my lawyer for immediate arrangement with the security
company on how the fund will be delivered to you.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep
this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody,
this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.

PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS OR THROUGH:-
faithez32@hotmail.com

I await your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mrs Faith Ezekiel


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