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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: "angela viduka" <angieviduka_4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: angelaviduka@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:02:05 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Please bring out time and read this email.

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ,knowing the truth and
the truth has set me free.Having known the truth, I had no choice than
to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and
in the sight of man for witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs Angela Viduka .I am married to Engr.Alex Viduka who worked
with Chevron/Texaco in London for twenty years before he died in the year
2004.We were married for twenty-seven years without a child.He was held
hostage and slain to death by protesting youths of the region. Before
his death we were both born again christians. Since his death I decided
not to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he deposited 4.8
million pounds with a bank in London. Presently, this money is still with
the
bank and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come
forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to
somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for
cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well
and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is
my last wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of every
year distributed among charity organisation,churches and orphanage
home. I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to
ensure 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
know that there are alot of poor people suffering from different kind of
disease and nobody to come to their aid. With God all things are
possible. I also took this decision because I don't have any child That will
inherit this money and my husband relatives Are very unkind to me and I
don't Want my husbands Hard-earned money to be misused. 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 course
and I shall Hold my peace If you know truthfully that you can do
exactly what i wish to use this money to do,Please write me back with your
full name and phone number. I want somebody that will use this fund for
the service of God and humanity.If you can honestly,do this that i
request,I will be glad to hand you over the said 4.8 million pounds. I hope
to hear from you.

Remain Blessed.

LADY ANGELA VIDUKA

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