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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: Lilian Morgan <ilian.morgan@att.net>
Reply-To: sisterilian90@yahoo.com.au
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 07:17:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear in Christ,


Dear in Christ,

this email as you do May the good Lord bless you in Jesus' name
 
We greet you on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ our Lord that I am Mrs Lilian Morgan Republic of Kuwait, where I was with Mr. Steven Morgan who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in 12 / 01/2009. 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 Christian. Since his death I decided not to marry again or not get a child outside my home against which the Bible is.
 
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $ 2.5 00 million dollars of state joined a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire . Presently, this money is still in the bank. Recently, my doctor told me not to take the next eight months due to cancer problem.
 
Anyone who disturbs me most is my motion sickness.
 Knowing my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity organization that will use this money the way I am going to mandar attached. I want an organization that uses this fund for the orphanage, schools, churches, widows, propagating the word of God and strive to God's house is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that "blessed is the hand that gives."

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I do not want my husband efforts to be used by people who do not believe in god.
 
I do not want a situation where this money will be used in a diabolical way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I go. I know that I will be in the chest of the Lord. The Exodus 14 v 14 says that "Mr fight my case and I will conduct my peace."
 
I do not need any telephone communication in this respect because of my
 health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I would not want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as you receive your reply I will give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

We also publish a letter that you try the current beneficiary of this fund from the ministry of justice, Cote d'Ivoire. I wish you and the church always rogaran for me because the lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of a Christian.
 
Whoever wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always pray with all your life. To contact the email above, any delay in your reply will give me the site in sourcing another church for this same purpose. Please make sure to act accordingly as indicated below. The wait to receive your reply soon.
 
Continue in the Lord blessed.
Yours sister in Christ,
Sister Lilian Morgan.


...............................................................................................................................

Drgie Krist,


Å¡o e-pastu, k j s maijs labu Kungs j s sv t J zus v rda

M s sveicin t jums v rd m su Kunga J zus Kristus m su Kungs, ka es esmu kundze Lilian Morgan Republikas Kuveita, kur es biju ar Mr Steven Morgan, kas str d ja ar Kuveitas v stniec bas Kotdivu ra devi us gadus, pirms vi š mira 12 / 01/2009 . M s bij m prec jušies, lai vienpadsmit gadus bez b rniem. Vi š mira p c sas slim bas, kas ilga tikai etras dienas. Pirms vi a n ves m s abi dzimuši atkal kristieši. Kopš vi a n ves es nol ma prec ties v lreiz, vai sa emt b rna rpus manas m jas, pret kuru B bele.

Kad mans nelai a v rs bija dz vs, vi š glab šan summu $ 2,5 00.000.000 dol ru valsts pievienoj s banku Abidjan Kotdivu ra Rietum frik . Šobr d š nauda joproj m ir bankas. Nesen mans rsts teicis mani ne emt n kamo asto u m nešu d v ža probl mu.

Ikviens, kas trauc man visvair k ir mans kust bas slim bas. Zinot manu nosac jums es nol mu ziedot šim fondam labdar bas organiz cija, kas izmantos šo naudu, k es esmu gatavojas mandar pievienots. Es gribu organiz cija, kas izmanto šo fondu s rdien ba, skolas, bazn cas, atraitn m, pavairošanas Dieva v rdu un cenšas Dieva nams ir saglab ta. B bele lika mums saprast, ka "nol d ts ir rokas, kas dod."
Es iedz ru šo l mumu, jo man nav t da b rna, kas b s mantot šo naudu, un mans v rs radiniekiem nav kristieši, un es nev los, mans v rs centienus izmantot cilv ki, kuri netic Dievam.

Es negribu situ ciju, kad šie l dzek i tiks izmantoti velniš gs veid . T p c es izmantoju šo l mumu. Man nav bail no n ves t d j di es zinu, kur es dodos. Es zinu, ka man b s kr šu Kunga. Exodus 14 pret 14 ir teikts, ka "kungs c a manu lietu, un es b s veikt savu mieru."

Man nav nepieciešama nek da telefona pazi ojumu šaj sakar , jo mana vesel ba t d j di piedaloties mana v ra radi ap mani vienm r. Es negrib tu to zin t par šo att st bu. Ar Dievu viss ir iesp jams. Tikl dz j s sa emat j su atbildi man sniegs jums kontakts bankas Abidžan Kotdivu ra Rietum frik .
M s ar public t v stuli, ka j s m in t pašreiz jo sa m js šo fondu no Tieslietu ministrijas, Kotdivu ru. Es v los jums un bazn ca vienm r rogaran mani, jo Kungs ir mans gans. Mana laime ir t , ka es dz voju dz vi cien gs Christian.

Kurš v las kalpot Kungam j kalpo vi u gar un paties b . L dzu, vienm r l dzieties ar visu savu dz vi. Lai sazin tos ar e-pasta iepriekš kav šan s sav atbild dos man vietas ieg šanu cit bazn c šim pašam m r im. L dzu, p rliecinieties, attiec gi r koties, k nor d ts turpm k. Gaid t, lai sa emtu J su atbilde dr z.

Turpin t, Kungs sv t ja.
J su m sas Krist ,
M sa Lilian Morgan.


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