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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Jesus Transformation Ministries <transformation_ministries@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:38:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FOR WHOSOEVER WINNER A SOUL IS WISE,


BELOVED,CALVARY GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AMEN,
EVANGELIST PEACE MARK ,IT IS A PLEASURE COMING IN CONTACT WITH YOU,AND IT IS WILL OF GOD,

 THAT JESUS CHRIST HAVE TAKE OVER MY LIFE,I HUMBLY REQUEST FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME ON MY MINISTERIAL WORK, SUCH AS HAND-BILL,BIBLES AND SOME OTHER CHRISTIAN BOOK FOR EVANGELISM,DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST JESUS,THE LORD JESUS MADE US TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE HAS CHOSEN US TO FINANCE THE GOSPEL, AND ALSO WIN SOULS, THEREFORE YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOUL WINNING IN AFRICA AND BEYOND BY SEND ME SOME HAND-BILLS,BIBLES,AND OTHER CHRISTIAN BOOKS,
 
AS A MATHER OF FACT,CHRISTIANS USES TO GO CHURCH WITHOUT THEIR BIBLES WHICH LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY GOING TO WORK WITHOUT HIS WORKING MATERIALS,BUT I LOOKED AT THEM AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OF THEM DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PURCHASE IT, IT MAKE ME TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THE MATHER,AND IT MAKES THEM TO BE FAR FROM THE WORD OF GOD, HOSEA 4V6, CONSIDER THE WORD OF GOD,LUKE 6V38,2COR 9V6, GAL 6V7, ECCL 11V1,2,AND SOW INTO THE LIFE OF OTHER,FOR WHOSOEVER WINNER A SOUL IS WISE,


GOD BLESS YOU THE MORE AS YOU CO-OPERATE WITH ME,
EVANGELIST,PEACE MARK

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