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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: Mansu Ana <marialopez7072@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jameslokily3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PASSION OF THE CROSS


NETWORK FOR GOOD ORGANISATION
7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 520, Bethesda, MD 20814
www.networkforgood.org
Dear  Sir/Madam
Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the rejected stone that turned the chief corner stone and compliment of the season.
We saw your profile and your commitment in sponsorship and human capital development ,service to humanity and the fear of  God. So we decided to sought for your support towards  our organization’s charitable work in Haiti. Net work for good is a charitable and non governmental organization. It is an online fund raising charitable organization which is currently helping in raising funds world wide for the rehabilitation and reformation of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti which occurred in January 12th 2010 and killed about
100,000 people.  We understood that you might have donated either in cash or through prayers, but we wish to solicit for you support towards the project we are handling now.  We are looking forward to raise about $100million for the project which is building of reformation centers were people that lost their relatives and have no body to care for will be rehabilitated.  Since we started people have been donating, we sent this text to you because we are much delighted about you, and we which to add you to the list of our donors.  , no amount is too small no amount is too big. $1, $2 or any amount will change some one's life.  We have two categories of donation (1) VIP status (2) general donation. VIP starts from $10,000.00 and the donor’s name will be name after a department of the projects for remembrance.
Share this Easter love with some one so dear, for He will make you rich to be generous always: 2Corintians 9:6
For more information visit our website www.networkforgood.org /contact Rev. Robert Martin at revrobertmartins@yahoo.com/norganisation@rocketmail.com
And see the attached file.
Yours in the Lord
Rev.Robert martins
Net work for good Africa. 
+8026430536
 
 



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