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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: mariam dickson <cheerfulmariam@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:17:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Can we help you?


Dear pastor robert,

thank you very very much for your prayers and also say me well to your member who reported this to you. I find it hard to trust people hence i prayed pretty well to meet the right person who will help me complete this task.

Hope you read my previous mail to your member, i really need someone who i can trust with out any need to puzzle about. thank God i finally found the right person and i also thank God that have been into charity works and you must know what its like for orphans and poor widows out there. so please use this fund for the purpose stated in the previous mail and you can as well use some part of it to help churches who needs help.

I will be contacting the security company my late husband deposited the fund with and ask them to place you as the new beneficiary to the fund.

please furnish me with these informations so i can send it to the security company to enable them do every paper work in your name.

1 name
2 address
3 telephone number
4 country of residence
5 age

I will like to see pictures of orphans and widows you have helped or a picture of you. upon the reciept of your mail, i will contact the security company and update.

thank you once again.

Mrs Maryline Dickson

Pastor Robert Ised <EMAILADDRESS> wrote:
Dearly Beloved

A member of my small congregation read of your plight and passed on the information to me Pastor Ised. He asked if our church could help you in any way.

First of all we prayed for your safe deliverance from your illness .... please join us in our prayers

O MARY, conceived without stain, pray for us who fly thee. Refuge of sinners, Mother of those who are in their agony, leave us not in the hour of our death,but obtain for us perfect sorrow, sincere contrition, remission of oursins, a worthy reception of the most holy Viaticum, the strengtheningof the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, so that we may be able to standwith safety before the throne of the just but merciful Judge, our Godand our Redeemer. Amen.

and that if God so wills it your safe deliverance into his arms ....

GOD, WHO hast doomed all men to die, but hast concealed from all the hour of their death, grant that I may pass my days in the practice of holiness and justice, and that I may deserve to quit this world in the peace of a good conscience, and in the embraces of Thy love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Psalm 30, verse 6. IN MANUS tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum.

and finally an invocation to Our Blessed Virgin Mary our church's patron and guiding spirit ....

O DOMINA mea! O Mater mea! Memento me esse tuum. Serva me, defende me, ut rem et possessionem tuam.
MY QUEEN! My Mother! Remember I am thine own. Keep me, guard me, as thy property and possession.

Our small congregration operate a charity by the grace of Our Lord, we raise funds by collections and donations from our members and appeals to those of greater wealth wishing to donate to worthy Christian causes.

The more money we can raise the more money we can give to those in need. We especially like to fund Christian churches, missions, homes for single mothers and orphaned children throughout Africa so that we may spread the word of God and the love of The Blessed Virgin Mary.We will be only to happy to make any donations in your name with a full dedication to you should you wish to give us any money, no matter how small. We are also happy to receive requests for donations from pastors and other lay persons needing help to do their work in the name of God and The Most Holy Mother The Blessed Virgin Mary.

May the good Lord bless you and keep you safe

your brother in prayer

Pastor Robert Ised

Gaudiumcum pace, emendationem vitae, spatium verae poenitentiae, gratiam etconsolationem Sancti Spiritus, perseverantiam in bonis operibus,tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen.
May joy and peace, amendment of life, room for true penitence, the graceand comfort of the Holy Ghost, and steadfastness in good works begranted us by the almighty and merciful Lord. Amen.

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Lord, I pray not for me but hear my prayers for this sinner. Amen


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