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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: Sandra Jubril <sandrajubril@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: sandr0123@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:40:06 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: My dearest in Christ,




My dearest in Christ,
May God be praised!!!
I am Mrs. Sandra Jubril, from Kuwait. I am married to Jubril
Ismiana
of blessed memory who worked with Kuwait embassy in Madrid Spain for
nine years before he perished in
the air France Concorde new York bound flight on July 25 2006; Please
Click
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm .
We were married for eleven years without a child. Before his death he
was a very
devoted Muslim and I was a devoted Christian by birth battling with
both
cancer and fibroid problems when my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of
E2000000.00 (two million euro) with an overseas finance and security
firm. Presently,this money is still with the finance and security
firm.
Recently, my doctor told me that I had a terminating illness (cancer)
that would last for the next four months.Though what disturbs me most
is my
stroke sickness, having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to
either a Christian organization or a devoted Christian individual that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want
this Christian organization or
individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund churches,
orphanages, widows
and also propagating the word of God and to ensure that the society
upholds
the views and beliefs of the holy bible.The holy bible emphasized so
much
on the giving of alms,charity and this has encouraged me in taking this
bold
step.I took this decision because I don't have any child to start from
and
where I will stop and my husband's relatives are all Muslims and I
don't want
my husband hard earned money to be misused by people that call me an
unbeliever. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in
an
unholy manner hence the reason for taking this bold decision.
I want you and the Christian community where you reside to always pray
for me.My happiness is that I lived a life of a true devoted Christian
though married to a Muslim, whoever that wants to serve God must serve
him in
truth and in spirit, please always be prayerful all through your life.
.Until I hear from you my dreams will rest squarely on your
shoulders,may the
Almighty God
continue to guide and protect you.
Amen.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Sandra Jubril

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