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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. Vickie Anu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vickieanu05@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 21:12:15 -0000
Subject: Your Sister in Christ

FROM MRS.VICKIE ANU. YOU ARE GOD SENT PLEASE ENDEAVOUR
TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD

I am married to Dr. Kazeem Anu who worked with Shell Petroleum
Companies in West Africa for nine years before he died in the year 2009.
We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again
Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When
my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $12 Million
(Twelve Million U.S. Dollars) with a finance/security company in UK.

Presently, this money is still with the Security Company and the
management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to
receive the trunk box of money or rather issue a letter of
authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not
come over. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my
ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few
weeks to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to
victims of this fire outbreak in Australia and other charity
organizations. Because relatives and friends have plundered so
much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony
of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the
deposit and the interest accrued from the company and distributes
it accordingly. I want a person that is God fearing that will use
this money to fund churches, orphanages 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 gives.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relative are not Christians and
I don't want my husband's 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. 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 don't need any
telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless
voice and presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I
don't want them to know about this development. With God all
things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give
you the contact of the Finance/ Security Company in Abroad.
I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove 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 lived a life of a worthy Christian. However 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 another person for this same
purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
stated here in. Hoping to hearing from you soon.
I need these items, NAME... ADDRESS..... TEL... FAXLINE...
PROFESSION... AGE... SEX...

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,
VICKIE ANU

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