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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: "David Amaji" <powerofpraise@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:57:33 +0000
Subject: Greetings...i will Love to be your friend.


hello,
I am pastor david chime amaji from nigeria and will
like to be your freind.i am interested in learning
>from you and you telling em all about ur country and i
will tell u all about mine too.i am from nigeria and
here we have lots of cultures you will like to
know.have you heard of my country b4?............lol
..............hope that you have.well how many times
do u laugh a day?i am very happy always and looking
for one that will be writting me always to make me
happier.i laugh more than 100 times a day.just being
happy.
so hope to hear from u.tell me more about urself.
david

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GOD HAS AMAZING THINGS IN STORE

(This is a heavy prayer)



Stars do not struggle to shine, rivers do not struggle to flow, and you will
never struggle to excel in life , because you deserve the best. Hold on to
your dream and it shall be well with you... Amen. The eyes beholding this
message shall not behold evil, the hand that will send this message to
others shall not labor in vain, the mouth saying Amen to this prayer shall
laugh forever, remain in God's love. Your dream will not die, your plans
will not fail , your destiny will not be aborted, and the desire of your
heart will be granted in Jesus' name . Say a big Amen and if you believe it,
send it to all your friends. Money will know your name and address before
the end of this month. If you believe, send it back to all your friends.
None goes to the river early in the morning and brings dirty water. As you
are up this morning, may your life be clean, calm and clear like the early
morning water. May the grace of the Almighty support, sustain and supply all
your needs according to His riches in glory. Amen. Love the Lord. Have a
wonderful day in Jesus' name. The will of God will never take you w here
the grace of God will not protect you. I see something good happening to you
today, something that you have been waiting to experience. You are going
to receive a divine visitation that will move your life forward mightily by
the outworking of God's unstoppable Power.

Remain Blessed
Pastor David
Nigeria

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