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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: "Esther Gibson" <esthergibson@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 07:48:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mrs Esther Gibson

  

Avenue 10 Rue 05 Treichville, Abidjan
Cote d'ivoire West  Africa
Good day Dear in christ,

My name is Mrs Esther Gibson a nationality of Liberia the capital of morovia, I am married to late Decean Jacob Gibson who worked with Liberia embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year JUNE, 2003. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a brief illness which lasted for four days only,before his death, we were both born again Christians. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $10.6 Million
(Ten Million Six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one of good banks here in Cote d'Ivoire Presently, this money is still with the bank. Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem.


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 person or church that will use this fund to churches, orphanages, research centres 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 giveth. I took this decision because I have a child that willin herit this money but my son can not carry out this work only because i and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for God andlive some for our son to have a better live.

Our son Samuel is just 17year old now and been grow up in africa,he have low mentality and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don妤规悤 want
my family 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 reason for taking this bold  decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus:chapter 14:14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.  I dont want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this money With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply with phone and fax number I will give you the contact of the bank where this money is deposited.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new 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 live 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,any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for a church or any Christian individual for this same purpose,please assure me that you will act accordingly as
I stated here.Iam expecting to hear from you as soon as you go through this mail because i want it to be a confidiential matter between both of us.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Esther Gibson

  

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