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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: "pastor kingsley chima" <pastor_kingsley_chima@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pastor1_kingsley_chima@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:34:00 +0800
Subject: Mail From Pastor Kingsley

Calvary greetings

I am an Alumni and a preacher and owner of Kingsway
International Christian Church (KICC) Ministry in London
with name Rev. Pastor Kingsley Chima, and I will like
to get advice from you. I believe the advice I need
will be profitable to you. A few year's ago I was in
Sudan where I had established a little congregation
where I preached regularly, but the civil war
escalated and the church was converted to a hospital
of sought. On one faithful day three Gambian Soldiers
came to me and left one trunk box containing money
with me and swore to come back for it.

When the war in Sudan intensified I deposited this
box in a security vault in Malaysia. I was escorted to
Malaysia, by the ECOMOG soldiers who felt the content
of the trunk were documents and hospital materials and
never cared to check the trunk. I was air lifted to
England with other refugees then, I stayed in England
and when I was getting frustrated I returned to Africa
only to find out that two of the three Soldiers died
in Battle
while the last was declared MIA(Missing In Action).

Now I have the fund, which the soldiers said was over
Ten Million US Dollars (US$10 Million), but it
lies in a security vault in a Security Company in
Malaysia. I was contacted in a letter dated 12th of
September,2005 by the security company asking me to
indicate if I was in receipt of the letter as a sign
that I am living and still subscribed for their
service.

I am interested in using a small fraction of this
money, much less than one percent for a
re-organization of the work of God, but I do not need
the rest and do not want to have any direct dealing
with it, but I need someone who will be able to use
the fund better maybe for charity or something
universally profitable, I have thought of doing it
myself but, my ministry is the apocalypse and I
believe and preach the soon coming of the Lord which
make me not indulgent in reliance on money or wealth
in any form.

Also I do not have the money that has incurred on the
service and safe deposit of the company that holds the
fund. I will be glad if you have any interest in the
direction of maybe managing or transmitting the fund
as you prefer in your capacity and understanding
strictly for the work of God. Get back to me with your
decision and idea through my secretary private email...pastor_kingsley_chima@yahoo.com <mailto:email...pastor_kingsley_chima@yahoo.com>


The Almighty God will forever bless you for your help
towards his church and his children.
Be blessed in the name of the Lord.

PASTOR.KINGSLEY CHIMA.

NOTE: AS REGARDS HOW I GOT YOUR EMAIL, IT WAS A SPECIAL
REVELATION FROM GOD, WHO REVEALED THAT YOU WOULD USE
THIS FUND PROFITABLY FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES.


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