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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: "Mrs. Joubert Anne Marie" <mrsanne0u@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsanneaa@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:18:16 +0100
Subject: Mrs. Anne Marie Joubert

Dear Beloved,

Glory to God in heaven. My name is Mrs. Anne Marie Joubert from South Africa
. I am married to Mr. Abraham Benjamin Joubert, who is a farmer here in
South Africa for many years before he died in 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 re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the
Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited a total sum of
$10.5 Million (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with bank in
Europe .

Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of the Reserve Bank
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next seven months
due to my cancer problems. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke .Having
known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to church or better still
a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a church or God fearing individual that will use
this fund on, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and give
help to mankind. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand
that grivet.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the
reason for taking this bold 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 because of 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 forward
your personal information to the bank in Europe so that they will contact
you as the legal owner of this fund before transferring the fund into your
nominated Bank Account in your country. I will also issue you a letter of an
authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I
want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shepherd.

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 any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear
from you as soon as possible.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ, Read Hebrews13:15v16 New Living Translation

Mrs. Anne Marie Joubert

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