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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: christiana setia <anasetia3000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:05:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Our mutual client Christiana Setia


Dearest in the Lord Pastor Robert Ised,

I am back from the intensive treatment, please update me on how far you have gone with the fund transfer.

Mr Setia

Pastor Robert Ised <pastorised@hailmail.net> 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 : 28th July 2006



Dear Barrister Leroy Kutty,

Please quote this reference clearly in all correspondence with us : setic/208

We have been authorised by Christiana Setia to discuss matters pertaining to her bank deposit amounting to $4,500,000 to be transferred to our charitable trust. 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 Christiana Setia then you may do so. You must understand however that you are now working for us and not Christiana Setia , 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 Christiana 's $4,500,000 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 by bankers draft or cashiers check 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. 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 simple task for us. We appreciate that you are a student but from previous correspondence received feel you are capable of handling this task to it's timely fruition.

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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