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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 Swansea Capp" <mrsscapp2@adinet.com.uy> (may be fake)
Reply-To: swansea_capp1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:36:08 -0700
Subject: Greetings Beloveth One

From: Mrs. Swansea Capp.
#23 Les Caches,St.
Martins, Guernsey,Channel Islands,
United Kingdom.

Greetings Beloveth One

I am the above named person and It is by the grace of God that I received Christ
having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the
sight of God for enternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God?s mercy and
glory upon my life.

I am presently undergoing medical treatment for lungs and esophageal cancer which
has partially resulted to stroke in Kent-United Kingdom. which has soley affected my
hearing and speaking ability which has left me soundless and also deaf with slight
moving ability.

I am married to Dr.John Vaart Capp.who worked with Chevron/Texaco and later British
Railway Commission in conjuction with the Nigerian Railway Commission for over a
decade before he died in the Tsunami region on a voluntary mission for the British
Red Cross on International Aid.We were married forTwenty eight years without a
child, Before his death we were both born again Christians and the Bible is against
marital affairs as a widow to avoid the wrath of our lord I had refuse to remarry.
My late husband deposited the sum of (Eight Million Eight Hundred US Dollars) with
one Finance House.before his death he has always made a vow to use his wealth for
the down trodden and the less privileged in the society.
Presently,this money is still with the Finance House and my Doctor told me that
I would not last for the next 6 weeks or less as a result of my illness.It is my last wish
to see this money distributed to charity organizations any where in the World. Because
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot
live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand and collect the Funds from the
Security company.

I want a sincere,honest and God fearing person that will use this money 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 myhusband'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.I am afraid since so many things are happening in the world now,like:
hurricanes, earthquakes, bird flu and the Innocent and homeless people of the Tsunami disaster.
I just want you to be open minded and help me so that my funds can make a great change in
the affected people's lives.

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 deafness and soundless voice as a result of my illness which has
affected my brain and also my husband's relatives around me always.
I don't want them to know about this development.

With God all things are possible.

Remain Abundantly Blessed.
Mrs Swansea Capp(Benefactor)



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