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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: "nellia abbelana" <nelliaorama@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelliawill@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:39:31 -0700
Subject: Dear Walter


FROM --MRS NELLIA.C.ABBELANA.
HERMELINDA DRIVE,HERMELINDA,
HOMES,MANSILINGAN BACOLO CITY
PHILIPPINES 60001.

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR
TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

Dear Walter,
How are you today,and the rest of your family?,hope you

are all
fine and in good health?,if so thanks be to God almighty.

I am the above named person from Philippines.,I am

married to Dr.
THEO ABBELANA who worked with Nigeria National

Petroleum corporation
(NNPC) for nine years before he died in the year 2001. 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 born again

Christians.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum

of$10 ,000,000.00
Million U.S. Dollars) in Bank vault in Nigeria . Presently,

this money
is still with the Bank vault over there in Nigeria.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last long due

to cancer
problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke.

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 here in. I want a church that will use this fund to

fund
churches, orphanages, Research centers and widows

propagating the word
of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

I took this decision because I dont have any child that will

inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not Christians

and I dont want
my husbands hard earned money to be misused by

unbelievers. I dont
want a situation where this money will be used in an

ungodly manner.
Hence the reason for taking this bold decision to contact

you , i will
acept for you to take 20% of this money to your self,while

you will
use the remaining for the charity work as i have stated .

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I

know that I
am going to be in the bossom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14

says that
the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.I dont

need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my

health and
because of the presence of my husbands relatives around

me always. I
dont 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 my late husband lawyer who is

based in
lagos nigeria to assist you get the whole funds transfered to

your
account immediately for the work of God and charity . I

will also
provide to you all the information you may need .

I want you and the church to always pray for me , 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
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

MRS NELLIA .C. ABBELANA.

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