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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: "christinejeanpierre"<christinejeanpierre83@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <christanajpierre@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:22:31 -0000
Subject: GOD DIRECTION

Mrs.Christine J. Pierre Writing From
London UK Christian Hospital

Dearest One In Christ.

Compliments of the season, grace and peace and love from this part of the atlatic to you, i hope my letter does not cause you too much embarrassment as i write to you in good faith, excuse my intrusion into your private life, i got your email contact in a site, during my search for faithful/honest person, after serious fasting and prayers to the Almighty God and he directed your email contact to me and i strongly believed that the God whom i called upon will not direct me to a wrong person, may the Almighty God give you the wisdom and understanding to be able to use this funds accordly.

I am the above named person from France I am married to late Mr Jean Pierre who is an Oil Consultant/Contractor with the London UK National Petroleum Corpration United Kingdom 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 born again Christian and we worship in Glorious Chapel Church of God. 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 (?2.8Million Euros.) in a Bank ,Presently, the fund is still with the Bank and Recently, my Doctor told me that I have serious health problems, which is cancer problem.

The one that disturbs me most is that part of my legs are paralysed but I pray to God to heal me so that I will be alive and see his work done as my late husband instructed me. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,I want a church that will use this fund to help the orphanages / widows and to propagating the word of God and to endeavor 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 dont want my husband efforts to be used by unbelievers,I dont want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly 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 sh

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian and whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another church or individual for this same purpose.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive a reply from you. and pls always put me in prayer so that our good God will heal me from my sickness.
Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours sister in Christ,
Mrs. Christine.

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