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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: mercy aguma <mercy_aguma_1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsmercy_1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:33:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mercy_aguma_1@yahoo.com

Dear Beloved In Christ


It is by the grace of God that I received Christ,knowing the truth and the

truth have set me free.Having known the truth I had no choice than to do

what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the

sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs Mercy Aguma from GHANA.I am married to Dr.Frank Aguma who worked

with Chevron/Texaco in NIGERIA for twenty years before he died in the year

2002.We were married for twenty-seven years without a child,He died during

one of the riots in the NIGERIA .He was held hostage and slain to death by

protesting youths of the region in EDO state before his death we were both

born again christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry.When my late husband was alive he

deposited the sum of ($3m)(Three Million US.Dollars)with a bank in the

NIGERIA and now the management of the bank have just wrote me to come

forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to

somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

I am presently with my laptop in a hospital where I have been 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.It is my last

wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of every year

distributed among charity organisation.

And for your compesation, as soon as the money enters your account take 25%

of the total money, 5% for any expenses while 70% will be for the work of

GOD.

I took this decision because i know that there are alot of poor people

suffering from different kind of disease and nobody to come to their

aid.With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I

shall give you the contact of the bank in NIGERIA were the money is been

deporsit .I will also issue you a letter of authority and certificate of

claim that will prove you as the new

beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here.

I await your urgent reply.

Yours in Christ,


Mrs Mercy



- mercy aguma


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