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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: ann peters <a_peters225@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 05:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Heavenly Greetings,


Dear Beloved,

Heavenly Greetings,How are you hope you are keeping healthy,permitte me to
ask you if you are in full time ministerial word?is your ministry into
humaniterian activities?
Let me quickly introduce myself as Mrs Ann Peters a wife to
Mr.Heinrich Peters a German based business man in Togo,who until his death
was a timber export marchant here in the republic of Togo. It's a sorrowful
thing to say that he died in a fatal motor accident
alongside with our only son on the 19th of may 2004, while coming back
from a business meeting.(God knows best).When my husband was alive,He
deposited his life's savings ( $4.3 million) with a security company here in the
republic of Togo, with my name as the next of kin.
As God may have it, recently I was diagonised of liver cancer, and the
doctors said i have just six months to live.In view of my condition, and the
fact that i have nobody to leave this money behind for, with the exception
of my husband people who are not Christains,I decided to donate this money
to either a living Church or a humaniterian organization that will use this
money in propagating the good massage and also taking care of the
orphans,widows, and the needy generally.( 2Cor: 4:6-18-17 ).By so doing,I
would have susceeded in immortalising the names of my late Husband and my
only Son.
Beloved,though I am sick and dying, I am not afraid of death because I know
were Iam going.My soul has found a resting place in the handsome bossom of
the lord.Who shall seperate us from the love of christ?shall tribulation,or
persecution- -- -Rom 8:28-38 vs 35
As soon as I receive your reply,Iwill give you the contact of the security finance company and
all the legal document that would warrant the transfer of the fund to you.
please understand that this massage requires urgency as my ill-health
demands.
Any delay in your response will give me room to contact other person,I also
want an assurance that you will use this fund for the purpose I have stated
herein
,Please write me back with your full name and phone number.
I want somebody that will use this fund for the service of God and
humanity.
If you can honestly,do this that i request,I will be glad to hand you
over
the said 4.3 million dollars.CONTACT ME AT (ann_peters225@yahoo.com)
I hope to hear from you.
Mrs Ann Peters.





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