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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: With Faith <caberasm@ssummail.com>
Reply-To: marinettecab1@live.fr
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 09:13:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear beloved in the Lord


Dear beloved in the Lord
I know that you will be surprise reading this proposal from me, simply because, you never see me before but let it not be something that will bother your mind because contacting you is a divine direction from God who knows our heart more than we do. If it is by human power, I could have not make any communication with you due to fears but since the spirit of God has directed me to do so, who are mine to apply fears. (Isaiah 41:10 - Do not fear, for I am with you).
Introduction, my name is Mrs. Sandra Bohiri, a widow to Late Casimir Bohiri. My husband was killed during the war in my country.and during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold blood during the war. After the death of my beloved husband and only son, I developed high blood pressure (HBP) and breast cancer which I have being treating for a long time without changes. My physician has confirmed that due to situation of this sickness, I will not leave for a long time. My husband's family has pushed me out of the house due to ustoms of the village, confiscated all inheritance from my beloved husband, houses and lands. Now, I am at the hospital where none of them can locate me. 
My purpose of contacting you is that, God has directed me to contact you and handle you a donation of fund that I have decided to donate to his holy temple, the sum of $4,500,000.00 Million US Dollars which my husband deposited with a Finance Institute, which is the only thing I have as an inheritance from my beloved late husband now, which none of my husband's family know nothing about it and I don't want them to inherit this fund due to their wickedness. I want you to use fund for the benefit of the widows, street children, orphans and disable children in your country. Do not fear over this responsibility from God because our living Almighty God has promised us in (Isaiah 43:1 - Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have summoned you by name, you are mine).
 
Read this message carefully and make a promise to our God in keeping loyalty to his commandments, in using this donation fund for the above mentioned people without betrayal to God's love in you. After your promise to our God, reply immediately with your complete name, home address and direct telephone number which I will use to draft introductory letter and submit to the Finance Institute through my doctor since I will not be able to visit their office by myself due to situation of my health, for them to recognise you and use your name for the Change of Ownership to the deposited fund from my husband as the new beneficiary for immediate shipment of the trunk box containing this fund to your home. (Psalms 130:7 - With the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption).  
Thanks and remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ
Mrs.Sandra Bohiri

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