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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: "edikemba002" <edikemba002@yandex.ru>
Date:
Subject: LETTER FROM BROTHER IKEMBA

Please send your reply to barr_edikemba002@yahoo.com.hk =20

Dear Beloved in Christ,
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 th=
an to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God foreternal life a=
nd in the sight of man for witness of God=92s mercy and glory upon my l=
ife.
I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you, having seen your co=
ntact from the Internet. I am Barrister Edward Ikemba, the legal advise=
r to late Mrs.B.J. Hayford a British Woman that lived in my Country Nig=
eria for 25 years before she died in the Bellview plane crash October l=
ast year. These Lady was a good Christian, She so dedicated to God but =
she lost her husband so early and she had no child till she died. Throu=
ghout her stay in my country, she acquired a lot of properties like lan=
ds, house properties, etc. As her legal adviser, before her death, she =
instructed me to write her WILL. Because she had no child, she dedicate=
d her wealth to God. According to the WILL, the properties
have to be sold and the money be given out to a ministry for the work o=
f God. As her legal adviser, all the documents for the properties were =
in my care.
You will read more stories about the plane crash by visiting this web:
http://www.independentng.com/news/nnoct240503.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/24/nigeria.plane/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368516.stm
She gave me the authority to sell the properties and give out the fund =
to the Ministries for the work of God.
In short, I sold all the properties after her death, as she instructed =
And as matter of fact, after I sold all her properties, I realized more=
than $6,000,000.00 (six million US dollars plus), and what supposed to=
be the percentage interest of my right legal fee was firstly deducted =
by me out of the total amount realized from the sold properties, this w=
as base on the initial agreement between me and the owner of the proper=
ties before her death. Therefore the total amount left to be invested i=
nto God's work as instructed by the owner, is $6,000,000.00 (six millio=
n US dollars) only. But Instead of giving the main fund out for the wor=
k of God as instructed to me by the owner before her 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 pack=
aged the fund in consignments and deposited the consignments with a sec=
urity company. I did not want the management of the Security Company to=
know the content of the consignments; therefore I registered the conte=
nt of the consignments as Gold Bars. Now, the security company believes=
that what I deposited with them was Gold Bars.
I had encounter with Christ when Rev. Billy Graham was preaching on tel=
evision concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing th=
e word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christi=
an. 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: "When the righteous truth from his righteousness, and committee i=
niquity, he shall even die thereby. But if the wicked turn from his wic=
kedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby".=
From the scripture, I discovered that the only way I could have peace =
in my life is to do what is lawful and right by giving out the fund as =
instructed for the work of God by the owner before her death.
I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God have forgiven me. =
But I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving=
out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as i=
nstructed by the owner before her death. After my fasting and prayers, =
I asked God to make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian but =
after my fervent prayer over it, then you were nominated to me through =
divine revelation from God, so these are how I received such a divine r=
evelation from the Lord, how I got your contact information, and I then=
decided to contact you for the fund to be used wisely for things that =
will glorify the name of God. I have notified the Security Company wher=
e I deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am movin=
g the consignment abroad and the security company has since been waitin=
g for my authority for the consignment to leave my country and move to =
abroad. So if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely =
for things that will glorify God's name,You should also forward to me y=
our physical contact address were you will like the consignments delive=
red to you, your direct telephone and fax number for easy communication=
and to fax you the documents concerning the consignments.
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated in my private email bar=
r_edikemba002@yahoo.com.hk =20
Yours in Christ.
Barrister Edward Ikemba

=20

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