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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: "Clement Gift" <giftclement10@norilsk.biz>
Reply-To: gift_clement2000@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:52:59 +0000
Subject: Can I Contact With You ????????


ASSALAMU-ALAIKUM
<http://us.f448.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=8422_513652_10472_1626_2699_0_1492_9223_1158249154&Idx=12&YY=58995&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=200&order=up&sort=date&pos=0&view=&head=&box=Inbox>
Mrs Gift Clement
>From Solomon Island
Avenue 8450

Hello my dear ,

This message might come to you as a supprised. I am Mrs Gift Clement
from Solomon
Island. I am married to *Mr.Clement William* from UK who worked in UK
Embassy in GUINEE for nine years before he died in the year 2000.

We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born
again Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million in a bank recently, my DOCTOR told me
that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem.

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 here
in.

I want a Muslim or 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 Allah/God is maintained.

l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not good at all because they are the one
that killed my husband in other to have all my late husband prperties and I
don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in badly 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 in the bosom of the
Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14 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 around me always.
I don't want them to know about this development.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the Bank. I will also issue you an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund.

I want you and the Muslim or church or other organization to always pray for
me because the almighty 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.Please never disclose this
convenant to anyone ok. I will need the below information to enable me
forward it to my bank so that they will contact you immediately:-


*(1)* Your complete names

*(2)*Your house address

(*3)*.Company name if any.
*(4)*.Private telephone number

*5)* Private fax number

(*6)* Private email address
*(7)* Your brief profile

*8) *Your Photograph* *

*(9)* Your bank account.

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

Please do keep the confidential of this transaction for my funds security
reason otherwise i will look for another perosn right? Once again, remember
to always been in your computer because delay is not good for my health i
can die any day so you should get back to me as to forward your information
to my bank so that they will transfer these funds before i die.

Thanks and Remain blessed.
Mrs Gift Clement

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