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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: "Briana Smart" <lordrevelution200@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lordrevelution200@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:55:47 +0100
Subject: Will of Mind




Dearest in Christ,
Thanks for your response and your willingness to this great call of
God to do His work.

I am MRS BRIANA SMART,68 Years Old hospitalised for CANCERS
in Amsterdam,Netherlands.I lost my Husband and three of my children
in an auto crash years ago I know you are surprised to receive my
mail but remember the Bible says that the blessings of God comes
supernaturally and it is through Divine favour.

After i received instruction from my God to use this funds to do GODS
work and to give to charity, i prayed to God for direction and he has
been directing me. I told God that i want a ministry, an honest man
who will spend the fund for things that will glorify His name.I came
across you and your email address on the internet as i was searching through
a
Christian site, I took interest in you, i fasted and prayed
over it and the spirit of God directed me to sow in your ministry.

This revelation came after my conversion from to a Born Again
christian. I received Christ and i found out that a sinner has no
place in the kingdom of God. I never had rest of mind, i seeked God
for forgiveness and he revealed to me that i will only have rest of
mind if i serve him with all my wealth and he will bless me mightily
It was when i received Christ that i realized the meaning of going to
heaven. I need to make heaven, i dont want to be selffish.As
my level of Christianity was increasing, i understood that the wealth
of sinners are acquired for the just. God opened my eyes to the book
of Ecclesiastes 6,verses 1 & 2. Read this scripture and you will
understand that there are people in this world that God gave the
grace to acquire wealth yet God did not give them the grace to enjoy
the wealth. I happened to fall into the same category now it is the
wish of God.

When God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his work, i understood
that God was testing me like He tested Abraham and other men of God.
Abraham needed a child and God asked him to use his only son for
sacrifice, Abraham was faithful. He obeyed and God made him father of
many nations.I have decided to use 80% out of the total sum into the Project
of Building and Homeless, the remaining 20% i will be use for you and your
family for trying to help me and carrying out my wish in the Lord.

This fund, is in security company This security company, in collaboration
with "Diplomatic Express Courier Services" that helps in the shipment of
valuable goods
out of the country through a Diplomatic means, hereby delivering
funds packaged in FUNDS and delivered to the recipient. I would
have used a wire transfer but due to a memo set by the finance
ministry of Security Company and the Bank to forward all foreign payment
file
to his office for vetting, this you will agree with me will not
favour us that was why i choose to use this diplomatic, process to
send this funds out of the country in order to avoid unnecessary
questions or raising of eye brows either from my Govt or from your
own Government.

Dearest Friend, we need to move this funds out of the Security Company
within a
short period of time from now, i am in very critical condition now
and if i die it will not be possible.i will want you to immediately
send me the particulars i requested from you, your full name, your
full address, your telephone and fax numbers to my lawyer who will do
the endorsement of certain documents which will enhance you to get
the funds.

God bless you and hoping to hear from you soon.

BRIANA SMART.

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