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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: "Barrister Birnberg Downhill" <BarristerBirnbergDownhill@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: birnberg.peirce001@jmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 18:25:49 +0500
Subject: Dear Beloved in Christ, Please bring out time and read this email.

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Please bring out time and read this email.
It is by the grace of God that I received
Christ,knowing the truth and the truth has set me free.

Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and
right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for
witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life. I am Mrs Zenab Malik. I
am married to Engr. Nirvana Malik who worked wit Chevron/Texaco in
London for twenty years before he died in the year 2004.We were married
for twenty-seven years without a child. He was held hostage and slain
to death by protesting youths of the region. Before his death we were
both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry.

When my late husband was alive he deposited $22millionusd with a bank.
Presently, this money is still with the bank and the
management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive
the money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to
receive it on my behalf if I can not come over. Presently, I'm with my
laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer
of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well and my
doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my
last wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of every
year distributed among charity organization,churches and orphanage home.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund
churches, 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 know that there are allot of poor people suffering from
different kind of disease and nobody to come to their aid. With God all
things are possible. I also took this decision because I don't have any
child That will inherit this money and I don't Want my husbands Hard-
earned money to be misused.

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
course and I shall Hold my peace If you know truthfully that you can do
exactly what i wish to use this money to do,Please write me back with
your full name and phone number. I want somebody that will use this
fund for the service of God and humanity. If you can honestly,do this
that i request, I will be glad to hand you over the said $22million usd
.

I hope to hear from you.
Please reply me with my privet email
(mrs_zenab_malik2@hotmail.com)

Remain Blessed
Mrs Zenab Malik

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