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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: Maryam Muhammed <maryamaminamuhammed@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:39:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: God bless you


Dearets Pastor Robert Ised, i have receive a copy of message u send mr. mark and am happy you contact with him. please work with him he is an honest man and pease coporate with him.
peace of God be with you.
Sister Maryam.

Pastor Robert Ised <EMAILADDRESS> wrote: The Vicarage,
The Holy Church of The
Blessed Virgin Mary,
P.O. Box 2002,
Andalusia,
Alabama 36420
USA


Telephone +1 (253) 397-1273


Date : 30th July 2006


Attention : Mr. Dagogo Kojo Mark

Dear Sir,

Please quote this reference clearly in all correspondence with us : muham/217

We have been authorised by Maryam Muhammed to discuss matters pertaining to her donation to us of $27.5m USD currently held in a Security Deposit the details of which are known to you as the family lawyer. We understand that the Security Company are unaware of the value of the secure deposit they are holding in trunk boxes and they must be kept in ignorance of the true facts. I am sure we and Mrs. Muhammed can rely on your total discretion in this.

The money will primarily be put toward the building of a cancer research facility dedicated in the name of Mrs, Muhammed and the building of an orphanage similarly dedicated as per her wishes.

Be immediately advised that advance payment of fees is certainly out of the question. We pay for a finished job only and at a rate that has been pre-negotiated for the job. I hope that is very clear to you.

We are catholics and operate totally within the confines of the law we do not lie, cheat or steal. We answer to God if we do!. You are a business bound by the laws of your own country and the ethics of your profession. We are also bound by the laws of the State of Alabama and The United States of America.

Now if you still wish to proceed working through us for Maryam Muhammed then you may do so. You must understand however that you are now working for us and not Mrs. Muhammed, she is too ill to be bothered with these details.

We require that you set out what your firm requires from us and what it is going to do step by step from here on in to the final completion of the task and the transfer of Mrs. Muhammed 's $27,500,000 to us. You will give estimated costs for each step of the process. You will deal with ALL other parties in the finalisation of this task up to and including delivery of the money or trunk boxes to our church in Alabama USA.

If you need to engage contractors of any kind then you must included their costs in your estimates, you will be responsible for paying them and recovering their costs through us . We will not entertain them in any way shape or form, you are running the whole of this project on our behalf.

You will then submit to us these estimates and if we approve them and are happy with the cost estimates we will agree to retain your services.

Should you require any interim payments for work completed then you must include this in your cost submission else the whole job will be paid for on final delivery. At the most we will pay up to 60% of the job's total cost before delivery with the balance payable thereon. Total cost will not exceed 5% of the total fund value. All payments will be made by Moneyxfer only, it is the only reliable method we use for international money transfers. Payment by cash or Western Union or Moneygram will not be entertained!

Sir we have our own legal experts who will thoroughly scrutinize your estimates and job details before we agree to anything. Do not proceed until you have our agreement to your cost estimates and job plans.

If you are happy with these conditions then please signify your agreement by return. Once you have done that then we expect your completed estimates for the job within 3 working days. Similarly if you are unhappy then please advise us accordingly and we will engage another company to do this task for us.

All business should be conducted by email. I am a very busy person with a large congregation to minister. I cannot be at your beck and call on the telephone at all hours of the day and night. But if you must call me my number is +1 (253) 397-1273

yours

Pastor Robert Ised


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


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