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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrsmary.james4@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:52:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mrsmaryjames79@yahoo.com.co



- From Mrs Mary James.Dear Sir/Madam,It is by the grace of God thatI received christ,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 God?s mercy and glory upon my life.I am Mrs Mary James. the wife of late Dr George James,I am undergoing medical treatment for cancer. I was married to Dr. George James for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness a devout lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born againChristians.Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $15.5Million (FifteenMillion Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one finance company in Europe. Presently, this money is with the Security Company.Recently, I was diagnosed with cancer problem. Thoughthis does not bother me,What disturbs me most is my stroke. The doctors have told me I have a few months to live. With this knowledge of my condition Idecided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct.I want a church or individual that will use this fund tobuild achurches,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 relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husbands hard earned money to be misused byunbelievers.However, I dont want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner,hence my decision not to establish a foundationbut give to an individual who will for the fear of God carry out my instruction.I don't need any telephone communication inthis regard because of my health since the doctors have advised complete bed rest.As soon as I receive your reply I shall giveyou the contact of my attorney he will be the one to assist you in laying claims for this funds.He will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original beneficiaryof this fund.Please I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I am going to be with the Lord.Any delay in your reply will giveme room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose. If you are not interested,kindly pardon me forcontacting you.Remain blessed in the name of the Lord as I await your response.Regards.Mrs.Mary James


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