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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: "Evang. Dr. L Abiodun" <winnsoul4christ@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:33:53 +0100
Subject: Cry for help ( bibles ) ....


Dear Beloved in Christ,
I pray this letter finds you in the power and anointing of the almighty
father Jesus Christ and the God of all nations, grace, peace who inspects
all blessing and favor, who called you to his own external life in glory of
our lord Jesus Christ.
My beloved, it takes us years to come together as a Christian in the
community of Ugbor, we manage to have a fellowship center in the community,
some years back, my members and I went to near by village for evangelism,
{which is Oben village} As we got there, they drove us away at first but we
do not relent to preach to them and some of them were ready to listen, those
who listen repented and become a Christian, meanwhile the community is a
Muslim community, by the time the head of the Muslim realized that there
were no much people in his mosque again, them he sent some of his member to
our community to destroy our church building, steal the church instrument
and two of our members were killed, may their soul rest in perfect peace and
I believe that they are resting with our lord Jesus Christ, after they have
come to destroy, the young convert ran out of the community to our community
because the Muslim promise to killed them but I believe that the almighty
Jesus Christ is in control of their lives and the Muslim cannot come closer
to them, please my beloved, help us to pray for them.
Beloved in Christ, I beg you in the name of our beloved father in heaven
Jesus Christ for you to render support to the church in need of study
materials, such as study bibles, cd"s, tapes and others available study
books in your ministry, please beloved these materials are for the new
Muslim converts so they can grow stronger in faith, please beloved, if there
is any other way you can still be of help and also, God is going to protect
us from those so call Muslim, I believe that by the power of the almighty
God, all members of the Muslim is going to repent and become a Christian.
Please beloved; the church will be very happy for your support in any way
you wish to render help to us. Please do not forget to pray for those Muslim
for repentance and we are also praying for them too.
Thanks and God bless you, may you continue to rest faithfully in lord,
darkness is falling, and let us works together while we may press on with
Jesus Christ. We hope to hear from you in Jesus name! Amen.
Yours Beloved in Christ,
Evang. (Dr.) LILIAN ABIODUN
ROYAL ASSEMBLY SALVATION MINISTRY.
EMAIL : winnsoul4christ@yahoo.com
12 Osamuyi Street, Off Ugbor Road, Benin City,
Edo State, Nigeria.

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