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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.Anu Marry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anumarry4jesus@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:29:10 -0000
Subject: Mrs Anu Marry

MRS ANU MARRY.
PLOT 765 WATER FRONTBOSTON,
HOUSE PMB 87006 JONNESBOUG, SOUTH AFRICA.

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.

Dear Friend,

I am sure this letter will come to you as a surprise because myself who is the writer have not in any way come in close contact with you except that my search for a good and reliable person I could confined on to carry out successfully a little business I have at hand.

However, scam mails which people send to various individuals and companies on the internet have also made it so impossible for one to do business reliably with other internet users all over the world. I solicit and hope that this letter will not be considered of treated like one of those letters
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Dr. Kazeem ANU, who worked with Kuwait embassy In South Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2004. 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 Christians. 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 $3.3 Million (Three Million, three hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Reserve BANK in ACCRA GHANA, where we spent our holidays when he was alive.

Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of the Reserve bank in GHANA. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problems. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in, I want a church that will use this fund on, 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 gives. 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 husband’s hard earned money to be misused by Unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reasons for taking this bold 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 shall hold my Peace.

I don’t need any telephone communication in this Regard because of my health because of the presence of my Husband’s relatives around me always. I don’t want them to Know about this development. With God all things are Possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I will forward your Personal information to the Reserve Bank in GHANA so that they will contact you as the legal owner of this fund before transferring the fund into your nominated Bank Account in your country. I will also issue you a letter of Authority that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Anu Marry.

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