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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: chima onuohe <chimaonuoha@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <princechimaonuoha@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 09:24:02 -0600
Subject: FROM BROTHER CHIMA ONUOHA



ABIDJANCOTE D'IVOIRE21ST 2007.
THIS IS FROM THE DEEK OF MY HEART (SEARCHING FOR SPONSORSHIP)
GOOD DAY DEAR ONE /AM SORRY THIS WILL COME AS A SUPRICE?BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ON MY OWN RATHER THAN POURING MY HEART AND SUITUTION OUT.

AM BROTHER LUCKY CHIMA ONUOHA?A NIGERIAN BY BIRTH BUT PRESENTLY RESIDERING IN COTE D'IVOIRE,THE CITY OF ABIDJAN.I HAVE THIS TALENT WHICH BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD I DONT WANT IT TO WAST.AM A GREAT GOSPEL SINGER WHICH IS IN ME SINCE I WAS BORN? IS A GIFT FROM GOD IF I MAY SAY THIS.BUT I DONT WANT IT TO BE JOPADISE IN ME BECAUSE OF LACK OF SPONSORSHIP?THAT IS WHY I AM FLASHING THIS TO SEEK FOR A SPONSOR THAT CAN CONTACT ME?WHO WILL BE OUT AND READY TO HELP ME FUFILL MY LIFE TIME DREAMS AND I WILL PROMISS THAT I WILL NOT BE A DISAPOINTMENT TO WHO EVER GOD TOUCHES HIS HEART TO MAKE MY DREAMS COME THROUGH.AND I WILL STILL BE READY TO DANCE TO HE/SHE TERMS OF CONDITION.AM NOT ASKING THAT IT WILL BE A FREE AFAIR BUT WHO EVER THAT WILL BE OUT TO BE MY SPONSOR WILL LET ME KNOW HIS CONDITION SO THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY ALL OF US WILL BE HAPPY.

I CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +225 01 68 13 79 FOR FUTHER DISCUSION.I WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.AND MAY GOD ABUDANTLY RELASE HIS BLESSING UPON YOU AND STRENTING YOU HEART AND ENDEVOURS.


Here in abidjan i worship with The(WINNERS CHAPEL) and the name of my pastor Emma Agi.

Email: princechimaonuoha@yahoo.ca

BROTHER PRINCE CHIMA ONUOHA

REF VERSES: John 3Vs16 John 1Vs12-26 Psalm 23Vs1-3 Psalm 25Vs1-5 Isaiah 43Vs18-19 malicha 3Vs8MY PRAYER TO YOU IS THAT THE ALLMIGHTY GOD WILL OPEN TO THE DOOR AND WIWDORS OF HEAVEN ONTO YOU AND REWARD YOU ABUNDENTLY IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
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