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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: "ritademby" <ritademby@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 09:31:29 -0600
Subject: Dearest One In The Lord.............From Mrs. Demby.


FROM MRS. RITA DEMBY.

Dearest One,

I am the above named person from Cotonou Republic Du Benin but now undergoing medical treatment.

I am Married to Mr. Demby Kazeem , who worked with multinational oil company CHEVRON in Kuwait for nine years before he died in the year 2003. 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 God fearing family.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a Child outside my
matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he Deposited the sum of
Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 8.6m ) in the Vault of Eco Bank in Cotonou Benin Republic, presently this Money is still with the
Eco Bank Vault in Cotonou,

My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next couple of months due To cancer problem. Though that disturbs me most is my stroke having
Known my condition I decided to donate these funds to church or a
better Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to Instruct bellow in.

I want a church or individual that will use this fund to build a churches, opharnage homes 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 Husbands relatives are not God fearing people and I don’t want my Husband shard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don’t want a Situation where this money will be used in an un godly 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 Bosom of the Lord.

Please if you accepted to use this money the way I Directed you please
reply me as soon as you receive this mail through my Alternative Email :( princess_ritademby@yahoo.fr)


Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rita Demby .




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