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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: rose benson <rosem1benson@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:50:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings With The Name Of Almighty


Dear in christ pastor robert ised,

Greetings With The Name Of Almighty. I am writting this with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously, I recieved and read your kindly mail with Joy and good faith for accepting to assist me accomplish my promise to GOD.

I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through your profile that speaks good of you. Firstly, I must commend your mail where you sound very simple and great to my liking, I have also noted that you are a God's provider / fearing person as contained in your mail, I pray that GOD Almighty will give you his wisdom to accomplete this transaction in Jesus Name.


Please i want you to promise me that you will be honest and trustworthy to me during all my transactions with you, because this transaction involves a lot of money and this is my life I hope that you will be completely honest and use this fund to propergat the word of God, as you know that nobody can cheat God and go free, for that reason, it is more better for you to open up and tell me if you can not use this fund according to my instructions.Because, it is only God who will bear witness that this fund is not from any kind of stealing or money for drug but this is a sweat from my late husband, since i have seeing my health situation i decided to entrust the fund in your hand for the work of God.

Your letter prove to me that you are the real one to assist me for this matter.i love your reply and it prove to me the kind of person are.God is our helper and i pray that no enemy will stop you from doing this work.I will like you to keep this confidential because many person are the enemy of progress.Remember what did in bible when josheph have a dream and he told it to his brother and his brother are now looking for a way to killed him so that he will not see the good work of the lord.I am giving you an instance.Pray hard for this matter and commit it intot the hand of the Lord to give you solution to run out this matter.

According to my mail, you can bear with me that my health situation is not good and i can not handle the transaction by my self, that is the reason why i seek the assistance of the sister nurse in the hospital to help me written this mail to you as i know that she is a good God fearing sister who will assist you toward this transaction.
With this informations, i have to wait untill i hear from you so that i will forward the contact informations of the security company to you.


Finally, you should know that all what i am doing now is by faith to rest my soul for work of God which i want you to promise me that you will handle this fund according to God's direction.

May the Almighty be with you and guide you in your service to his kingdom


Thanks and God bless.

Sincerly

Yours Sister in Christ.
Mrs rosemary benson..


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