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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: "ELDER MARTIN OSANOKO" <martinosanoko@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: martin.osanoko@hotmail.ro
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:30:26 +0000
Subject: TRANSFER OF FUND FOR THE PROPAGATION OF WORK OF GOD

Beloved in Christ,

I greet you in the name of God,I am MR MARTIN OSANOKO I am
72years old, I I am writing this mail to you because of the
reveletion I received from God.

I wish to let you know that I am presently suffering from long
time Lung cancer.

From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is
quite obvious that I may not live more than six months, because
the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage. My Wife and
my only son had died as a result of motor accident.

As a result of this incidence, I deem it necessary to donate all
my wealth out to any religion or organisation for the propagation
of God's work and also to the less privillage people all over the
world.

I and wife were international contractor and we made a lot of
wealth and after Her death and my only child, at his graduation
on a Phd programe in the university, in fact I felt that the
whole world is gone.

My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than
six months and I am so scared about this.
So, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing
to the development of evangelism in Africa, America, Europe,
Asian and Arab Countries.

This mission which will no doubt be tasking had made me to
recently relocated to togo, Africa where I live presently.
I selected your Oganisation after visiting the website for this
purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of
$4.500,000.00 Million US Dollars to any christian or muslim
community for the development of evangelism and also as aids for
the less privileged around you.

Please note that, this fund is lying in a bank (BIA(Banque INTERNATIONAL POUR AFRIQUE)LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO)

Please, do not reply if you have the intention of using this fund
for personal use other than enhancement of utilisation.

The bank contact will be given to you as soon as you indicate your interest.

Lastly, I want your ministry to be praying for me as regards my
entire life and my health because I have come to find out since
my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without God in
one's life is vanity upon vanity.''Our God says what shall it
profit a man to gain the hole world and looses his own life''.

I pray that God will direct you accordingly.

please reply me through this e mail address: martin.osanoko@hotmail.ro

MR MARTIN OSANOKO

LOME TOGO.







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