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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: ALONZO Brewer <alonzobrewer17@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:32:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU



Greeting to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I am Mr Alonzo Brewer, I am married to SMITH VERONIQUE, the
owner of kazeem oil service company in west Africa my wife died in
the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child. She
died after a stomach illness that lasted for only four days.
Before her death we were both born again Christians. Since her death
I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home,
which the Bible is against. When my late wife was alive she
deposited the sum of $2.500.000.00 US (TWO MILLIONS FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARD) with a Reserve Bank here. Presently, this money is still under the safe
keeping of the Reserve bank here in West Africa Recently, my Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my
cancer problems.
Having known my condition, I decided to Distribute this fund to church or to a good Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a churches that will use this fund on orphanages and widows propagating the
word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand
that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I
don't have any child that will inherit this money and my wife ’s
relatives are not Christians and I don’t want my wife hard earned
money to be misused by unbelievers. I don' t want a situation where
this money will be used in an ungodly manner.
Hence the reasons for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.
Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I
shall hold my peace.
With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I will forward you personal information to the Reserve Bank here so that they will contact you as the legal owner of this fund before transferring the fund into your nominated Bank Account
in your country. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the your church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is
that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to
serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be
prayerful all through your life.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ
ALONZO BREWER
Please Reply to alonzobrewer8@yahoo.ca

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