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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: SISTER DEBORAH AKWEE JOHNSON <deborah_05jo@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: deborah_002johnson@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:13:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Donation Offer from Sister Deborah Johnson.






I am Mrs Deborah johnson from Angola, I am married to late Mr Akwee Johnson.
Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians.



I need urgent help because my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem and stroke that make me to be in the huspital today.
When my late husband was alive he deposited one trunk box with the total sum of (U.S$1.5Million )One Thousand five hundred Dollars inside the box with many Gift Items in the care of one Royal security company Cote D'Ivoire.
Having known my condition I decided to donate the money to a Christain organization (Church) or individual for Christains Activities,Orphanages, Christain schools, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
Get back for more details on how you can contact the security company so that they will issue you changes of ownership from my late husband name to your church name or your name and hand you over the trunk box.
Your delay will give me the room in seaching.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Deborah Akwee Johson.


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