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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: "Mrs. Lillian Jones" <ljones3@ablewise.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:48:47 +0000
Subject: PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

From: Mrs. Lillian Jones
Email: jones_lil@hotmail.com

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN
OF GOD.
I am sorry to inconvenience you with this mail but sincerely, I need your
urgent assistant. My name is
Mrs. Lillian Jones from Kuwait. I am married to Dr.Harry Jones who worked
with Kuwait embassy in Ivory
Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2000.We have been married
for eleven years without a child.

My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again
Christians. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible
is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 10
Million Dollars (Ten Million United State
Dollars) with a Private Finance/Security Company in Europe.

Presently, this money is still with the Security Company. Recently, my
Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
two months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition
I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian
individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want a church that will use these funds to fund
churches, orphanages 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 husband relatives are not Christians
and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by
unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money
will be used in an ungodly 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. 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
because of the presence of my husband's
relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this
development.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company
in Europe. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you
as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the
church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. 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. Any delay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual
for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hearing from you.

N.B-PLEASE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO GIVE THE LAWYER IN CHARGE A CALL
IMMEDIATELY, HE DOES EVERYTHING
ON MY BEHALF AND HE'S VERY UNDERSTANDING AND I BELIEVE HE WILL LEAD YOU TO
YOUR
SUCCESS IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
Name: Bar. Jimmy Rain - jrain@lawyer.com
Tel number: 00316179 48179

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Lillian Jones








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