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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: REV FINN LARSEN <revfinlarsen@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:55:45 -0800
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU FROM (REV FINN LARSEN)


Greetings to you in the name of the Almighty God,

Please join me to work for the lord. I am Reverend Father FINN LARSEN a catholic priest of the Cathedral Church Rome Italy. I am soliciting for your help to assist us in a search for comfortable properties to buy in your Country for establishment of Churches as I have decided to spread all our funds raised and contributions mainly to the development of churches in Africa, America, Australia, Asia and Europe. I need your trust.

November last year 2006, we received a donation of US$45 Million dollars (FOURTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) from a 72 years old wealthy German business man a long time Cancer patient. He decided to donate these funds to us in order to enhance God's work and to establish churches all over the world.

I need you to assist us to collect these funds and establish churches in your country for us, and the funds will be entirely in your hands and management. I hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is my main concern.10% of this money will be for your time and efforts, while 90% goes to church project. I found your e-mail address in the gospel directory, and I have decided to contact you.

I will give you more details and position of the funds as soon as I receive your reply.
Please I need your urgent reply to enable us carry out this project together to win souls for the Almighty God.

Send your reply to me on revfinlarsen@aol.com or call on 00 39 (328) 148 8586.

ARISE, SHINE FOR THE LIGHT IS COME, AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD IS RISEN UPON THEE. (ISAIAH 60 VS 1)

God bless you.

Rev. FINN LARSEN.

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