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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: sarahbaxter_70@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:45:23 +0100
Subject: {Spam!}

Dear Beloved in Christ.

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having
known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful
and just in the sight of God for eternal life and in the
sight of man for witness of God & his Mercies and glory upon
my life.

I am Mrs. Sarah Baxter, the wife of Mr. Ricky Baxter, my
husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Jordan for twenty
years before he died in the year 2005.We were married for
ten years without a child. My Husband died after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we
both got born-again and dedicated Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly
against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of US$7.5 Million. (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
U.S.Dollars) with a Bank in Europe.

Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the
management just wrote me as the beneficiary that our account
has been DORMANT and if I, as the beneficiary of the funds,
do not re-activate the account; the funds will be
CONFISTICATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf (note that you need to
activate this account) as I can not come over.

Presently, I am in a hospital in Jordan where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since
lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I
have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish to see
this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in
the World. Because relatives and friends have plundered so
much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the
agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as
the beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank. I want
a person that is God-fearing who 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 don't have any
child that will inherit this money and my husband's
relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's
hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want
a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death since I know where I am going to. I
know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. {Exodus
14:14} 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 soundless voice and 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.

If you are interested in helping me fulfill this dream, you
can email to my personal email: sarahbaxter_70@hotmail.com

Your Sister in Christ,

Mrs. Sarah Baxter

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