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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: "MRS.MARIA LUCIA FERNANDEZ" <mmuhtar133@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrs.maria-f@live.com
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:29:12 +0300
Subject: Dear beloved in Christ,



In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Amen.

Dear beloved in Christ,

I know this might come to you as utmost surprise, but I don?t want you to
feel sorry for me as you may know one day and soon everyone in this world will
pass away.

I?m by introduction Mrs. Maria Lucia Fernandez, a widow to Late Mr. Hugo
Antonio Fernandez, who worked with an Arab Construction Company in Qatar for
Twenty-Four years ago before he died in the year 2003.We were both married for
eleven years without a child, my late husband died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days, but before his death we were both born again
Christians.

Presently, am presently in a hospital in Hamburg, Germany where I have been
undergoing treatment for Esophageal Cancer, from all indication my
condition is
really deteriorating and I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only few months to live. After the death of my late
husband I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside our matrimonial home
because it is not of Christ. Before the death of my late husband he deposited
the sum of US$48.7M (Forty-Eight Million, Seven Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars)
Note: This fund has been lying down with Finance & Security Company in Europe.
The Finance & Security Company has just written me now to come over and claim
the money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it
on my behalf if I cannot come over and It is my last wish to see this money
distributed to Charity Organizations, The less privileges, The Orphanages and
The destitute children, the widows, anywhere in the development of the
churches
in Africa, South America, Asia and also in Europe, because his 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, upon my
instruction, the security company will proceed with there transfer procedures
once they get some vitals information from you as my next beneficiary.

Please, I beg you in the name of Almighty God who created you and I to stand
and redeem this fund and assist as I have mentioned above my mail, in
distributing and helping to Charity Organizations, The less privileges, The
Orphanages, The destitute children, and the widows, and all mankind.

"The Bible Made Us to Understand That Blessed Is the Hand That Gives, For They
Shall Obtain Mercy" Exodus {14 VS 14} says that the lord will fight my
case and
I shall hold my peace, Presently 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 and I don't want them to know about this
development. I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without
Christ is vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the fellowship of God be with you and your family?

With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your prompt reply I shall give you the contact of my
attorney who is in Europe as he will be the one to assist you in laying claims
for these funds.

Kindly send your reply to my private email address which is as follows:
Email: mrs.maria-f@live.com

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Maria Lucia Fernandez




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