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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: "janet hamson ," <jan_ham011@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:01:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DONATION FROM GOD.



Dear in Christ,

I am Mrs Janet Hamson from Nigeria.I am married
to Mr Richard Hamson. He worked with Kwait
embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died
in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years
without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days. Before his death we were both born again
Christians. Since his death I decided not to remarry or
get a child outside my matrimonial home which the
Bible is against.

When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$5.6Million (Five Million six hundred thousand U.S.
Dollars)in one of the international Banks here in
Abidjan.
So due to my condition now, I realize that I may give up at any time so that's why I made up my mind to donate this fund to you. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a person that will utilize this money the way
I am going to instruct herein. I want a person that
will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating
the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God
is maintained.

The Bible made us to understand that “Blessed is the
hand that giveth”. I took this decision because I
don’t have any child that will inherit this money and
my plenty of relatives are not Christians and I don’t
want my efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don’t
want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way.

This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid
of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I
am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS
14 says that “the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace”. I don’t need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health
hence the presence of my husband’s relatives around me
always.

I don’t want them to know about this development. With
God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank here in
Abidjan,and you've to contact them for onward
transferring of the fund to your destination.
I will also assure you an authority letter that will
prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want
you and the church to always pray for me because the
lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a
life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to
serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your
life.Contact me on the above e-mail address and any
delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing
another person for this same purpose.

I need your home address and your full name to help me do the change of ownership document on your behalf.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Janet Hamson.






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