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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: susan kennedy <susan_kene103@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:54:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Susan Kennedy.


How are you today my dearest in christ Pastor Robert,
I received your mail and i am very happy to hear from you, icluding the breaf question you wanted to k now from me, infact i apreciate it because it is very ilegal to receive something from someone you dont know befor,

there is no scaning machine in the hospital where i was admited and the nursing Sister who use to help me is always bussy so that is why i deside to answer those question here.
so my there this is the answer to your question,

1,Yes. 2, I attend mass since last year befor my illness. 3,And that was when i take holy communion for the last time. 4,I do cofess my sin to God every day through my prayer. 5,Yess i am telling the truth. 6, I attend christ appostolic church. 7, Pastor michael kone and Rev, koffi. 8,Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen. 9, The Rosary as an object is a chaplet or string of beads. 10,Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 11,Jona build the ark. 12, Moses. 13.Mathew, Marck, James, John. 14, Transubstantiation is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. 15, I dont speack latin. 16,Yes. 17 furnication and gusip. 18 Yes i am married. 19, i am married. 20,I am not divorced. 21,My hosband died in the year 2003. 22, I get married in year 1968. 23,I dont have a child. 24, Kuwait. 25, christianity. 26, Avenue 22 rue 8 trech ville abidjan capital ivoire coast.
My name is Susan Kennedy Johnson.

Please my dear, i want you to be very fast in this issue because i will be going for my cancer opperatio very soon, so that you can receive that money befor i will be going for it, because i dont know what is going to hapen to me during that opperation so that even if any thing hapen to me my happyness is that my donation is already in your hand, thank you very much for now, till i hear from you so that i will give you the contact of the Bank where my late hosband deposited that money for you to contact them on how they will send it to you in your country.


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