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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "mr.chawki01@cantv.net" <mr.chawki01@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:40:17 -0430
Subject: Greetings To You

Greetings To You
 
I am writing to you with the holy heart of God based on trust and wish that you will give me back the trust I have given to you, I am not looking for anything else, but someone with the fear of God, though its a sad and long story but I will cut it short for your quick and easy understanding, I am Mr.Chawki Rahal An old man with a long time cancer of the brain  problem, a   Nationality of Algria. I am The director of  Sonatrach National Oil Company in Algria. l  was a contractor with the government of United State Of America,  An old man
with a long time cancer  problem,
 
it happen During one of the recent Bomb Explosion on Wednesday 11 Apr 2007 bombings targeted a police station to eastern suburb Algria where the prime minister's office is' and capital's international airport and my Residence and Other People's Lives and property was gone as noting And GOD knows all and his name must I' Chawki, Glorify as the moment am still alive as   and my Oil station was razed to Nothing leaving, my wife and my two daughter's dead, and (9) of my sales girls  Deeply injured and now I want a reliable person of God that will help me train my only son that survive in the Bomb blasts.
 
As this moment I am in (Centre Hospital   universite (CHU) à proximité of Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), Where I have gone for a major operation for the Bomb Explosion problem that I have and it has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have particularly lived my life so well, as I   really cared for anyone that is around me  and my buisness. 
Although   I was ever generous, I was always good to people and focused on my business as that was the only thing I have.
 
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world if there would be second chance for my life to be different, in the way from how I have lived my life's in the World, Also, the propagation of the work of God, building and maintaining the house of God through this money, is very important, 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. As Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight for my case and I shall hold my peace say's the word of God. I want to willed my inheritance to you' If  relly that you will help  me to train my son, by responding back my letter with this two question.
 
(1). To train my son in any high level he want in education, (2). To put the part of the money in fund churches of God,     
Even, if you are a Christian, Muslim or Jews, I want you to use this money as I I have said to help the privileges and poor once that are in need of help. 
 
I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends and none of them care to follow God's way, and I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to willed this money to you for help of charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the South Africa, Sudan and Somalia.
 
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can't do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Somalia and Ethiopia, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them, As I do tell them to know that our nation to day is being led astray by ungodly judges, mayors and governors, who are given to change, defying the Constitution and substituting their own wicked life.
 
The last of my money which no one knows of it, the huge cash deposit of ($4. 3 Million) that I have with one of Banks in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and ( 150)  killograms of gold dust which is with  keb  minerals security company in GHANA for security porpose If you will do all I have state in my letter that you will use this money for the work of God and to train my son as I said. I will give you the information’s of the bANK and the (document DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE)  for you to get inTouch with them so that the money will be  transfer to you for dispatched it to charity organizations and you will help to get visa of your country for my son.
 
Note that everything concerning this transaction shall be LEGALLY done without hitch, Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue, as I hope that you are a sincere, honest, matured person and above all TRUSTWORTHY. And please if you are not interested delete this letter and do give this proposal SERIOUS AND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION. Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated due to my cancer problem and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or individual person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you soon.
 
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Chawki Rahal
 
 
 
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