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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: "Robbinson Janta" <janta147@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:34:43 -0500
Subject:

Dear Brother,
I have a proposal for you,this however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to honour against your will,
I am Mrs Janta Robbinson,I am married to Engineer Jeffrey Robbinson. who
worked with BRITISH Embassy in GUINEE for nine years before he died .
We were married for four years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we wereboth born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to
remarry orget a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against. Whenmy late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million
in a Bankin the United Kingdom
Recently, my DOCTOR told me that I would notlast for the next Eight months
due to cancer problem.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a
church,organization orgood person that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct here in.
I want a church,organization or good person that will usethis fund for
orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and toendeavor that the
house of God is maintained.l took this decision because I don't have any
child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not
Christians not even good at all because they are behind my Husband's death
just to posses my late husband's personal Effects,reaping from where they do
not sow But I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers,i
also don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way
because money not worked for would be spent lavishly.
This is why I am taking this decision.I am not afraid of death because I
know where I am going.I know that I am going to be in the bosom 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 also the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't
want them to know about this development.For i know with God all things are
possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Bank here in the United Kingdom.
I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove YOU the present
beneficiary of this fund.
I want you and the church or the organization 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.
Contact me on this email address and any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing another church,organization or good person for this same
purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein and Please
Consider this and get back to me as soon possible.
Hoping to receive your response immedaitely.


Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
Mrs janta Robbinson.

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