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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: thomson tapi <tapiesther1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:16:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply to your mail Dearest Pastor Robert Ised,


Dearest Pastor Robert Ised,

I thank you in the name of our Lord over your replied mail which you received from your member congregation. I am also happy with your prayer to me.

Please understand that the most important thing is trust and honesty from you to do all I have said after you have received the total fund into your account/ church. I will put everything concerning this transfer in order before it will leave to your account, I would like you to understand that everything concerning my email content to you/ your member are for real which you have nothing to worry for, because I was lead by the sprit of God to disclose this transaction with your member.

Note, I have not informed any one/person this matter because this transfer is not meant for someone who will not be honest with me as I will not be following up this transaction after I have given you all you need with the bank because of my ill health as you can understand from my first mail.

I prayed over this matter before writing your member and I am convince you will be in position of handling this transfer to your account so that you can do as I have stated in my mail and take care of my daughter until she grow up to take care of herself.

I know this matter will not be all that easy to believe, but I am telling you as a Christian that all is for real. It is because of my ill health made me took this decision of transferring out this money to your account before it will be late and my daughter can not do it by herself because of her age if I fail to transfer out this money out here. Also my families are not to be trusted because of their way of life.

Dearest, understand that the total fund belong to me and my late wife which was acquired through our hard working for so many years. Like as I have said before, I will give you all the document / authorisation letter that will empower you receive the total fund into your account as my partner.

Meanwhile, I will like to know your ability of helping me out with this project so that we can proceed with the process of this transfer to your account on time, because I am getting wicker every day. All I want from you to have this transaction conclude on time is your bank account information, your contact address, and your phone / fax number.

With your information as stated above, I will use it to get all the document which the bank will need from me on your behalf also it will be used for the letter of withdrawal I will prepare to the bank instructing them to have the total fund transfer to your account.

Finally do reply me through this email address ( tapiesther1@yahoo.com ) as I will want my daughter to know about this whole matter with you in any case I will not be in position to write you and I will tell her what to do.

Please let me hear from you so that I will give you more information on what to do.

Thanks and God bless you

Best regards,
Dr. Thomson Tapi.


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