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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: "Brenda Hutson" <brenny@gala.net>
Reply-To: brenny2@adinet.com.uy
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:05:28 +0100
Subject: Greetings in the calvary name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Greetings in the calvary name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To the Glory of God, I am Mrs. Brenda Shello Pedro Hutson, 49 years old
widow & a new Christian convert, suffering from long time Cancer of the
blood (Leukaemia ) for more than 3 years now. According to my doctor my
condition is Critical and I might not survive after considering my upcoming
surgery in some days time, say 3-4 days . Although as a Christian, I believe
God and I know that I will not die, but will live to declare the glory of
God. My late husband (Dr. Del Pedro Hutson) was killed during the
ABIDJAN-BOUAKE Crisis 4years back and since then i have being living under
the mercies pf God and only him is my comforter And my hope in life, but
this disease has made me to understand that this life is nothing. Is only
God that owns my life.

Life has not being fair to me because i have really being receiving some
hostile behaviours from the hands of my late husbands brothers and
relatives, and even for fear of loosing my child, i sent him out to live a a
boarding school dometory so that i can be assured that he is safe.

I have the sum of 8.000 000.00 US dollars: Eight Million US Dollars (USD$8m)
,the fund is presently deposited with a financial company ,and i have
informed the director of the Financial company of my intentions to transfer
these money out so he promised to be of great assistance to me in every way
he can. also all the documents concerning the fund are safely with me. These
inheritance was from my late husband who was an industrialist and also a
farmer and being that he used our sons name as the Next of Kin, and because
he is still a small boy, i had to take it up on me to have everything doen
in his favour.It was because of these money that i had to be quite even as
my husbands brothers were being harsh and rude to us, so that the will not
know about the existence of these money with the financial company .Until
the death of my husband, he was the founder and President of Pedro farms
LTD, Bouake, Abidjan, Ivory Coast and also he was an International
businessman.

I have prayed concerning this donation for God's guidance and love for
humanity and if in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire-to use
this fund and also adopt my only child named David Hutson who is just 15
years old , for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for
charity, ministry, evangelical work or otherwise in relation to God's work,
I have gone through your profile and my mind accepted you. Please do get in
touch with me for further arrangements with my lawyer on how you will
receive my Charity donation. One thing I believe is that my help comes in
the name of my most high that made heaven and earth I surely know that my
soul is with the almighty father in heaven.

PLease Note. We Are Nothing But A Pencil In The Hand Of Our Creator. God
bless you once again and as you receive, give and give God all the Glory.
For me I can no more endure the pains. Please get back to me urgently so as
to tell you more and give you all the necessary informations and how I want
it to work as you do that. My son want to see you as I have told him already
that he will come over to come over to your country to further his
education.

God must surely bless you Amen and Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Brenda Shello Pedro Hutson and son David.

Divine Call

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