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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: Ruth Adams <ruth_adams3050@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:09:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest Beloved One,


Dearest Beloved One,

I'm happy to inform you about my succes in geting the funds retreived and also transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from Kuwait, Presently i am in Kuwait for investment project with my own share of the money,

Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past effort and attempts to assist me transfer those funds in the past, despite that it failed us some how, Before making the jurney to Kuwait with the new partner that assisted me in getting the funds retreived, I left a total sum of $60,000,00 Dollars in a cheque for you, in the hand of my Pastor in Abidjan,

I left this cheque for you in other to compenset you for your past effort and assistance in getting the fund transferd, only that it despirately failed us some how, I realy appreciate your past effort at that time, So feel free to get intouched with my pastor, so that he can send the cheque to you,

Contact him as soon as you read this message because i have already instructed him to send the cheque to you as soon as you get intouch with him, Please do update me as soon as you received the cheque, so that we can share the joy together, In the moment, I'm currently busy because of my Education and also the investment project, which me and the new partner are having at hand,

THIS IS THE CONTACT OF MY PASTOR.

Pastor Jeffrey D. Michael.
(President & founder)
Holy Apostolic Church of God.
Post Box No.30 B.P., Dist,
Sreenivasa Complex (Upstairs),
Opp. Eco Bank,
Treichville Adidjan Cote D'ivoire.
Phone; +225 01 99 08 83.
Mail.jesusislord2007@yahoo.com

Kindly do inform me as soon as you received that cheque,
May God be with you and your sweet son,

Yours Faithfully and Beloved One
Miss Ruth Adams,

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