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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: violyn3@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:13:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT, ATTENTION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: violyn8@yahoo.ca

MRS MORGAN VIOLYN

ACCRA GHANA

10/11/2008

- I AM THE BELOW NAMED PERSON FROM ACCRA GHANA, I AM MARRIED TO LATE MR. ZAC MORGAN. OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO WORKED WITH KUWAIT EMBASSY IN GHANA FOR NINE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2005. 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 VERY BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS, HIS SUDDEN DEATH RISE MY BLOOD PRESSURE WHICH NOW LEAD TO MY STROKE DESPITE MY FORMAL CANCER FIBROID AND TUMOR WHICH I USE TO SUFFER WHEN HE WAS ALIVE,MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF A TRUE DEVOTED CHRISTIAN WORTHY OF EMULATION. WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE THE LORD MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS. LEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS DUE TO THOSE PROBLEMS, THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS. HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION.I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION OR CHRISTIAN INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HERE.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF$14.MILLION (FOURTEEN MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) WITH ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY, HERE IN GHANA. PRESENTLY, THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. PLEASE AM PLEADING YOU IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN NOT PRESENT THIS MONEY THE WAY AM INSTRUCTING YOU HERE, DON,T CONTACT ME, WITH OUR CREATOR, AM NOT AFRAID OF MY DEATH BECAUSE I KNOW I WILL REST IN THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.HERE ARE MY INSTRUCTIONS(1). I WANT YOU TO DONATE $300,( THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND)TO ORPHANAGE, WIDOWS(2) I WANT YOU TO DONATE $350.(THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND)TO ANY LIVING CHURCH YOU KNOW THAT THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS, THAT IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE BUILDING(3) AM OFFERING YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM,FURTHERMORE, MY PROBLEM IS THAT I ADOPTED A CHILD FROM THE ORPHANAGE HOME, WHICH I DON,T WANT HER TO SURFER ON EARTH, I ADOPTED HER BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION THAT I CAN NOT BEAR A CHILD I WANT YOU TO USE THE REST MONEY AND TAKE CARE OF MY ONLY DAUGHTER, SEND HER A GOOD SCHOOL AND BUY I BUILDING FOR HER. MY ONLY DAUGHTER IS 13 YEARS OLD,(THIRTEEN YEARS) WHEN YOU CLAIM THE MONEY, SHE WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY, AND PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER TREAT HER LIKE YOUR CHILD, BECAUSE I DON,T WANT HER TO BE TRAINED IN MUSLIM RELIGION. NOT THAT YOU ARE DOING THE GOOD WORK FOR ME IS FOR THE LORD, WHO IS STRUTTING YOU TO DO THIS. WHY AM OFFERING YOU THE PERCENTAGE IS THAT YOU WILL GUARD MY DAUGHTER THE WAYS OF GOD AND TAKE CARE OF HER.THE HOLY BIBLE EMPHASIZED SO MUCH ON GOODNESS, AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THIS BOLD STEP. I PERSONALLY TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY GROWN UP CHILD THAT WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NEW MUSLIMS CONVERT AND I DON'T WANT MY HUSBAND HARD EARNED MONEY TO BE MISS USED BY PEOPLE I CALL UNBELIEVERS.I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN UNHOLY MANNER. HENCE THE REASON FOR TAKING THIS BOLD DECISION. I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH GOD THE MOST HOLY AND THE MOST MERCIFUL. I DONT NEED YOUR TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND RELATIVES AROUND ME AT THE HOSPITAL, I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU THE DOCTOR TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT IS TAKING CARE OF ME AT HIS HOSPITAL, SO THAT ONCE A WHILE I WILL TAKE THE DOCTOR PHONE TO TALK TO YOU. 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 SECURITY COMPANY. I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORITY THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE ORIGINAL-BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. I WANT YOU AND THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME. ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION OR DEVOTED CHRISTIAN FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE. UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU, MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS. MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.PLEASE FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO FACILITATE THIS WILLINGLY OFFER, SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION, THIS WILLINGLY OFFER MOST BE KEPT SECRETE, BECAUSE WHOSOEVER THAT IS SAWING A SEED TO THE LORD, MOST BE HONEST AND KEPT IT WITHIN HIM/ HER SELF, IF YOU FIND THIS LETTER OFFENSIVE, PLEASE IGNORE IT AND ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.REGARDS,YOURS SISTER MRS VIOLYN MORGAN FROM GHANA


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