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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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Fraud email example:

From: charles osadebe <barr_cosadebe2003@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr_cosadebe@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:13:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Brother IN CHRIST


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr_cosadebe2003@yahoo.com



- Dear Beloved IN CHRIST, Calvary Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen, Dear It is by the grace of God that I received Christ knowing the truth and the truth have set me free, Having known the truth I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God´s mercy and glory upon my life. I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you, having seen your contact from the Internet after fasting and prayer. I am Barrister Charles Osadebe the legal adviser to late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brown, a British couple that lived in my Country Nigeria for 25 years before they both died in the plane crash late last year. These couples were good Christians, they so dedicated to God but they had no child till they died. Throughout their stay in my country, they acquired a lot of properties like lands, house properties, etc. As their legal adviser before their death, the husband Mr.Ben Brown instructed me to write his WILL. Bec
ause they had no child, they dedicated their wealth to God. According to the WILL, the properties have to be sold and the money be given out to a Christian ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the properties were in my care. He gave me the authority to sell the properties and give out the fund to the Ministries for the work of God, But instructed me for serious fasting and prayers before making a choice so as to let his will be properly carried out. Beloved, I sold all the properties after their death, as instructed by Mr.Ben Brown before his death. I realized more than $30 M, (Thirty million US dollars plus), and what was supposed to be the percentage interest of my legal fee was firstly deducted by me out of the total amount realized from the sold properties, this was base on the initial agreement between me and the owner of the properties before thier death. Therefore the total amount left to be invested into God's work as instructed by the owner, is $30 M, (Thirt
y million US dollars) only. But Instead of giving the main fund out for the work of God as instructed to me by the owner before his death. I converted the fund to myself with the intention of investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I have to give account to the bank on how I got the money. I then packaged the fund in consignments and deposited the consignments with a Finace security company in Lagos Nigeria. I had encounter with Christ when Pastor Benny Hinn was preaching on television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian. As a born again Christian, I started reading my bible and one day, the Lord opened my eyes to Ezekiel 33: 18 and 19 where the word of God says:


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