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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: mrs mimi simon <mrsmimi_simon11@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Mimi.


Dear Pastor Robert Ised,

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I decided to prayer the prayer point you sent to me before responding back. I am writing you back with full faith and confidence in God. Like God said in the book of Deut; there is nothing hard for him to do. After the prayer point, I saw myself in a different world. Before I sent my previous mail, I was in a hurrible condition and I was making sure that I settled some areas before any thing can happen.

It is true that I am not totally fit but there is a little change. I am not in all that agony of pains. My attention does not focused on my sickness rather on where I am heading to.

I had a dream and in the dream, I was told that my offer was accepted but I will still need prayers that will take me to a place I will want to go to.

Dear Pastor, you and your congregation should assist me in prayer. Please you people should pray hard for me. I am not concerned with all this earthly things rather my destination and I want to make a meaningful end.

Give me more prayer points.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Mrs Mimi.


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