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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: "Mrs.Susan Desire" <mrs.susandesire@gala.net>
Reply-To: mrs.susandesire@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 20:54:42 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved One,


Dear Beloved One,

Greetings in the name of the Lord.I crave your indulgence at this mail
coming from somebody you have not know before. I decided to do this after
praying over the situation. You should please consider the transaction on
its content and not the fact that you have not known me before.

I would like to introduce myself as Mrs.Susan Desire , from UK. I am married
to Mr.Alexandre Desire from France who worked with France Embassy in Cotonou
for nine years before he died in the year 2002. We were married for eleven
years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days

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
($18.5Million) (Eighteen Million,Five hundrend Thousand Us Dollars)with a
Bank in cotonuo,Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank in
cotonou. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
Eight months due to cancer problem.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a
church,organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein.

I want a church,organization or good person that will use this fund for
orphanages, widows,propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the
house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that"Blessed is
the hand that giveth l took this decision because I don't have any child
that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are very bad not even
good at all because they are the one that killed my husband in other to have
all my late husband properties and I don't want my husband's efforts to be
used by my husband relatives. I don't want a situation where this money will
be used in an ungodly way.

This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. I know that I am going to be i n the bosom of the
Lord.Exodus 14 vs14 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 hence the presence of my husband's relatives are always around
me.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank
in cotonou.

I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this fund.I want you and the church or the organization to
always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.

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.And any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing another church,organization or good person for
this same purpose. please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein.

Hoping to receive your response.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.

l remain yours sister in Christ.
Mrs.Susan Desire .

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