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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: "Rabecca Jones" <aafricagodlywoman_001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: revgodsongeorge@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:10:50 +0000
Subject: Greetings, pls read and reply me in good faith, God bless you

Dearest in Christ,

This email will come to you as surprise but big favour from God because of
your honesty and sincerity in life. My name is mrs. Rebecca Jones.

I Am dying a women who have decided to donate what i have to you church.
I am 49 years old and i was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago,
immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he
worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what i have inherited
from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.Please pray that the
good lord forgive me my sins. I have asked god to forgive me and i believe
he has because he is a merciful god. I will be going in for an Operation in
less than one hour.

I decided to will/donate the sum of $15,500,000 ( Fifteen million Five
hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, And also to
help the motherless and less privilege and also for the Assistance of the
widows. At the moment i cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the
Fact that my relatives are around my health status and me.i have Adjusted
my will and my lawyer is aware i have changed my will to you and he Will
arrange the transfer of the funds that i deposited with security company to
you.
I wish you all the best and may the good lord bless you abundantly,

And please use the funds well and always extend the good work of God to
others.
Contact my pastor (pastor Godson George) immediately with this specified
email: revgodsongeorge@yahoo.com and tell him that i have willed
($15,500,000.00 usd )
To you and i have also notified him that i am willing that amount to You for
a specific and good work. I know i don't t know you but i have been
Directed to do this by divine work of God.

Nb: i will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter Until the
task is accomplished, as i don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish. And also i will be contacting with you by email, as i Don't want my
relation or anybody to know about it because they are always around me.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Rebecca Jones (mrs.)

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