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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: sdharry harry <sdharry020@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:44:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VICTIMNAME Urgent




My Honey VICTIMNAME,

How are you, my dear? I hope you are ok. I always thank God for giving a good man like you who I can trust in all conditions. I love you so much my darling. My sweet heart, your love is my power, I miss you so much and I want to see how sweet and soft you are my dear, you are the reason that I live every night in my dreams I see you.

Oh what a wonderful work of God. Anything can’t change this love. I stand against any power of darkness that will rise against our love and marriage forever in Jesus name Amen. I return every battle of our to the door step of enemies in Jesus name Amen. Every power of darkness and every hand-writing of ordinances working against marriage and transaction must be wiped out by the blood of Jesus Amen. I command blindness to every evil spirit monitoring this transaction and my marriage life in Jesus name Amen. Every tongue that is raised against us in judgement of poverty barrenness, sickness, affliction and disfavour is hereby condemned in Jesus name Amen. I command every power of darkness in high places and every area of our life to change hand and shift base from today henceforth in Jesus name Amen. I bind the spirit of doubt and discouragement in our transaction and marriage life in Jesus name Amen.

God, you have given VICTIMNAME to SANDRA BETTY, as husband forever. Every day I see the reason why we are going to live a happy marriage life. I believe that God assured it to us. For the blessings of God makes riches and he added no sorrow help me and complete this transfer with the bank to your account. He that fined good wife fined favour from God.

For the book of Isaiah 14 vs. 24 made it clear to me, that as God have thought, so shall it come to pass in our life and as God have purposed in our life so shall it stand. So I claim that every purpose of God in our life will be fulfilled without any limitations in Jesus name Amen.


My love, I love you with all my heart and I promise to love you forever ok. I miss you; take good care of yourself ok.

Yours Faithfully,

Sandra Betty.

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