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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: "MRS.MARIA STEVENS" <mariastevensprivate3@videobank.it>
Reply-To: mariasteveprivate1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:52:17 +0100
Subject: DEAR BELOVED FRIEND........................


My Beloved in Christ

Greetings to You & Your entire Family.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I know that this
letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before, but be
rest assured that it is real and a genuine business.

I am Maria Stevens (Mrs), the wife of Late LT.COL.Robertson Stevens who works
with Late president Lech Kaczynski as one of his personal Assistant in
hs office
. My dear Beloved husband died with the president Lech Kaczynski and his wife
Mrs.Maria in the plane crash with this other 96 Senior Polish Figure have been
killed in a plane crash in thick fog in western Russia.

You can view this website for true confirmation.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/10/world/main6381943.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8612825.stm

Presently, this money (£11.5Million Pounds) is still with the Financial Firm.
Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the few 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,
More especially earthquake victims in World and also any organization of your
choice, the poor and the motherless babies. I want a person or church
that will
use this fund to churches, orphanages, research centers 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 Master (Eric) that will inherit
this money but my son can not carryout this work only because i and my late
husband decide to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our
son to have a better live. Our son is just 17years old now and been grow up in
London, he have low maternity and my husband's relatives are not
Christians and
I don't 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 that
I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.

Exodus! 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my
peace. I will like you to understand that my contact to you is a divine
direction from God, I don?t want any of my husband family relatives to receive
this money but I know that With God all things are possible. As soon as I
receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/bank. 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 is prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply
will give me
room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here and Please I
will like you to contact me Immediately you receive this mail so that I will
instruct the Bank to transfer this fund into your account for me and my Son to
start coming over there in your country so we need this transaction
very urgent
in the name of our Lord because of our Political Crisis. For your information
this transaction will completed within the period of 10 (Ten)banking working
days if you will show your seriousness in this process. Please always
reply me
via my Email........(mariasteveprivate1@yahoo.com.hk).

If you will so kind to be of help, I will be very glad and only God
will reward
you for that. Upon the successful claim/transfer of the fund in your
account as
the next of Kin, 40% of the total fund will be taking as your own share, 20%
goes to the Orphanage homes, while the remaining 40% will be transfer to my
account here in Liverpool for my treatment.
Your assistant will be highly appreciated.

Thanks and God bless.

Mrs.Maria Stevens ( Widow).

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