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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: MRS ZENAB MALIK <mrszenabmalik_002@yahoo.com>
Date: 12 Aug 2008 08:54:53 -0000
Subject: FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE

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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 with 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 $48million usd 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 authorisation 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 organisation,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 alot 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 $48million usd . I hope to hear from you.

Remain Blessed

MRS ZENAB MALIK

(mrszenabmalik002@yahoo.com)



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