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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: "paulg.eorgegift Gazeta.pl" <paulg.eorgegift@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:51:58 -0700
Subject: Greetings, Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail


Dearest


As you pray for me , I am sending Greetings to you in the wonderful name of
our Lord Jesus!

May the Lord's favor and peace be multiplied onto you, to God be thy glory
My name is Paul

George. I know that I don't know you but I have been directed to do this, as
your may be

filled with reservation, curiosity, skepticism doubts, asking why i have
decided to offer

this to you

I am 52 years old dying man and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,
immediately

after the death of my Wife, who had left me everything she worked for. While
my late wife

{Mrs. DANIELLA GEORGE} was from London who held different positions in the
Top OIL Company

in Kuwait before her death. I have been touched By God during a prayer and
fasting session

for the Great Lord to heal me of my ailments. I was touched and directed by
God to donate

from what I have inherited from my late wife for the good work of God,
rather than to be

used for an ungodly PURPOSE.

After much prayer today. searching through your country website I have asked
God Almighty to

direct me to a honest AND TRUSTHWORTHY person that will use this Fund
righteously to reach

the needy BECAUSE I have USED a contact from new Zealand LAST MONTH TO
FULFILL THIS DREAM,

but THEY disappeared with SOME OF the FUND.For the word of God says, "what
shall it profit a

man TO gains the whole world, and loss his soul". I have decided to
WILL/donate the sum of

$4,000.000.00USD (Four million United States dollars) to you AS to use FOR
the good work of

the lord, HELP motherless , less privileged and the widows according to
(JAMES 1:27)

You are to contact the Foriegn Remittance Director Ian Johnson through his
contact


I have notified them that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific
good work of thy

Lord and this fund is placed with an insurance policy cover and a
certificate of fund Merit

from the British high court of justice which THE BANK IS AWARE AND HAS THE
COPIES I AM USING

this little strength of mine to write you from my hospital bed as At the
moment I am

indisposed due to my health condition and may be going inn for oparetion
soonest, let me

remind you that this transaction is 100%risk free of any probe as all the
necessary

arrangment has been put in place and YOU ARE TAKE OUT 20% OF THIS TOTAL FUND
FOR YOUR SELF,

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is

accomplished as I do not want any media publication or exposure or anything
that will

jeopardize my last wish and Please keep FAITH THAT is My Prayer for you.
Father, I ask you

to bless my friends,relatives and those I care deeply for, Prayer: In Jesus'
precious name.

Amen.


Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail


Mr.Paul George.

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