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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: a e <atiasra@013.net>
Reply-To: mrs.maria-f@live.com
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:28:42 -0800
Subject: CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU,



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

CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU,

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, I’m 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 o
f 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 below:
Email: mrs.maria-f@live.com

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Maria Lucia Fernandez

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