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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!

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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Brittany=20Brown=20Manaseh?= <britt_mana@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: brittany_mana@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:08:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GODS LOVE AFFAIR


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

Beloved in Christ,

I know you will be surprise and might feel very bad as you are going through this message, though because I am led by the spirit of God, that is why I have summoned courage in confiding in you to entrust upon you, all these which you are to find out as you read more.....

I got your contact information’s by inspiration as I was desperately browsing through this site of the gathering of Gods children. And I prayed very well and I was convinced in the spirit to relate this great task ahead to you, for the interest of the less privileged ones amongst the children of God.

I am Mrs Brittany Manaseh Brown,i have been diagnosed of Acute Easophagel Cancer for over four years ago and from all indications my condition is really detoriating and it is quite obvious that I won't live for too long again according to my doctors, confirmations, with my present helpless condition.

The pains am going through,is not worth experiencing and I have given up the battle is the lord’s. But my only hope is the greatest thing in my life today is my encounter with Christ Jesus,which is the turning point of my life!

My doctors advised that I might not leave up to six months. But about a week ago, I was listening to a preacher and the holy spirit ministered to me to lay up my treasures in heaven.... and I discover that it is vain if I gain the riches of the world and all its pleasure and miss heaven to hell, will be everlasting suffering coming to know that there is another life after this world, I was moved to challenge God,

The preacher later directed that we should challenge God by sowing out an important treasure we have for the work of God and further backed it up with the book of 2cor.9;6-9,that who soever sows sparingly shall reap sparingly and that God loves a cheerful giver and he is able to make all grace abound to you even in the grave! I believe with these God can heal me of my afflictions and pains!

My beloved in Christ, I want to confide on you, my husband, died on a plane crash with my only 14 years old son.leaving me alone in this whole wiled world. some years ago, this was were my ordeal started, I was griped with high blood pressure, had somany times fainted for days ever since then, my health has been in shamble's.

Please,this is the area I need your Kind assistance, because of my predicament, I would be facing an 8 days surgical operation soon and am afraid since I can not really state my survival stance, I am awaer that "80% of patients who undergoes this Surgery, does not survive it" My beloved in christ, I want to confide on you for your kind assistance. My late husband, was a fabulous business merchant in Shipment and Marine transportation. Ever since he died, I was

confined to the hospital and uptil this minutes,no body have come to give account of my husband vessel on the high sea. And now that I will be facing this surgery,I am seeking your kind assistance for the claims of my Family Treasure which is the fund left for me by my husband in the total sum of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($12,500,000.00) for the soul purpose of Invensting this funds into the kingdom of God, for the furtherance of the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ and for the less priviledged and Needy in your local church, should incase I could not make it back to life.

"Although the bible says; that in all,'abound in every good work, as it is written; HE HAS SCATTERED ABROAD HIS GIFT TO THE POOR, But "HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER"(VERSE.9)

Please be kind enough unto encouragement of Good works by your willingness and sincere effort towards this Mission and also regarding this issue as a priority by means of facilitating the immediate transfer of this funds by being my active partner in the lord towards making this dream comes true.

I would want to know a little more about you and your spiritual life and kindly furnish me with your contact information’s before I will supply you more information’s as regard immediate implementation of this proposal and Transfer of these funds for your claims.

Please try after going through this mail, pray for God directives as regards making claims of this funds and for Gods wisdom so as to make wise use of this funds as in accordance with the will of God when this funds get to you.

Presently I am in a private health confinement,here in Australia where i was flown to from Norway.

I have already written my will and life codicil to my lawyer as regards to this issue, Finally I am fervently praying that this money when transferred to you, will be used for the said purposes.

Please never you doubt the possibility of this work of God, on the ground that we are not used to one another, God moves in a miraculous way and wondrous is his performance and he is the God of all possibility, but rather keep this confidential between us and God as the third party so that when it materialize you shall have course to testify to the goodness of the lord.

I will encourage you also never to betray my trust on you, since it s Gods design or else ending up like the way Annanias and Sapphire his wife did...(Acts.5 Vrs.1-10) Because I have come to understand that wealth acquisition Without Christ is Vanity. I would one day by the grace of God and support from your prayers, if am able to survive the ordeal, I will be with you for thanks given service in your local church, but if I die my soul will rest in the lord and waiting when we shall meet at the lords table at the last. day!

may profound peace of the lord be with you and your family

while I wait for your sincere and urgent response,please in your response, kindly include your direct contact informations to my alternate email; brittany_mana@yahoo.com.au

Peace of the Lord be with you!

Yours in Christ,

Mrs.Brittany Manaseh Brown.



- Brittany Brown Manaseh


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