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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: prevella@prevella35.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:52:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: urgent


How are you today,

I greet you in the name of the Lord. I am Mrs. Prevella Stewart from Solomon Islands.

I am married to Late Mr.John W. Stewart who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in KUWAIT for nine years before he died on the 15th August 2005. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, but feeling quite lonely if not God who has been my partner and comforter.

When my late husband was alive he Deposited the sum of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars with a Finance/Security Firm In Europe and this fund is presently with the finance firm awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church,organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want an organization or good person that will use this funds to help the orphans, widows and other people that need financial assistance.Using part of this money to provide facilities for God,s work, taking the gospel to greater height is my major reason of donating this funds out. l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are very wicked and self selfish people,it had been their wish to see my husband dead in order that they might inherit his wealth since we have no child.

These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance as they have squandered much of my husbands hard earned money already. This is why I am taking this decision. Meanwhile I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. It is only a sinner who's death is painful. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and also the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development and l know that With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/Security Firm in Europe . I will also issue a letter of authorization to the firm that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money.

I also want you to always uplift me in prayer. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy woman of God. Whoever that Wants to serve the Almighty God must serve him in truth and faith, "serving him with all you have, knowing that naked we come and naked we must go"

Contact me on my very confidential email address below and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another good person,musque,chuchies,organization for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein as i have prayed and fasted on this already. Hoping to receive your response immediately.

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Your Sister Mrs. Prevella Stewart

Please reply to my very confidential email address below:
prevella001@aim.com

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