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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: francaclify91@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:54:04 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Our=20God=20is=20Able?=

FROM MRS. FRANCA CLIFY

DEAR BELOVED IN GOD

I am the above named person. I am married to Dr.okafor clify A Liberian
but I'm now in Lome Republic of Togo Hospital taking treatment for my
sickness "Breaste Cancer", My husband worked with Canadian embassy in south
Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2000.We were married for
eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted
for only four days.Before his death we were both born again Christians.


Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of$7.5 Million (Seven million,five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars)
with a Bank. Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of the
Reserve, Bank .

My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next SEVEN months due to
my cancer sickness.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke .Having known
my condition, I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a
Christian individual That will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a church 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 husband relatives are not Christians and I don't
want my husband's 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 reason 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.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health
because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't
want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I forward your personal information to the
Bank .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 a authority that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the 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 to my condition your delay
reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual
for this same purpose. 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,
Mrs .Franca Clify




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