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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: lady tina smith <ladytinakent@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: vivisall003@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 09:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD.


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

Beloved in Christ,


I am Lady Tina Smith, daughter of Late Sherrif Kindimbu from Western

Africa, to be prescise,Nigeria. I am 68 years old,my mother is From

England, while my father is a Nigerian,and i am an half cast by birth,I was

married to Late Kentigal from England,and currently i am a new christian

convert,suffering from long time Cancer of the heart.

From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my

doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness,although as a

christain,I beleive God and I know that I will not die,I will leave to

declare the glory of God. My late Husband Late Mr Kentigal Smith,he and my only son was killed by his family members,because he does not

agree with them, I am presently leaving alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is

my comforter.

After the death of my husband,I made up my mind to travel abroad to

leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work of God as a

missionary. I called our lawyer and I instructed him to sell all my Husband

properties and shares to enable me raise some money to conitue my mission,

which he successfully sold the Shares and some of the properties and he

was able raise the sum of USD$ 9,000,000.00 ( Nine million dollars) The

fund is in cash,for the safety of the fund until i am able to travel

out,he packaged the fund was deposited in a private insurance company for

future claim, on behalf of my late husband.

Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, and the doctor's analysis

is that i may not live more than 3 months got me scared and I want the

fund to be used for the work of God all over the world through you, and

to help the poor,widow, orphanage homes and also build a worship centre

for the Lord.


I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an honest christain who

will help me receive this fund and utilise it for things that will

glorify the name of God. After my prayers,I searched the christian site in

the internet, i found your email address and contacted you.


Please if you are interested in using this Fund for the work of God,and

send to me your private phone and fax number full names and address to

enable me have a clue on whom you are, and also to enable me have

confidence in you, and be rest assured, so that immediate arrangement can be

made on how the Fund will be claimed by you on my Late Husbands Behalf

as his Next of Kin and New Beneficiary I await to here your urgent

reply.


Lastly, i honestly prayed that when the fund has been transfered to

you, it shall be used for the said purpose, even if i am dead before then,

because i have found out that wealth aqcuisition without christ is

vanity, and this gave me a good reason and i made a promised to God that

the fund will be used to build His temple. May the grace of our Lord

Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy spirit be

with you. Amen.


Kindly contact me at my email address: ladytinakent@yahoo.ca


May God bless you,

Lady Tina Smith

- lady tina smith


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