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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 Rita Idoma <ritaidoma@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:10:22 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dear, beloved in Christ Jesus,


Dear, beloved in Christ Jesus,
I greet you all in the matchless name of our lord and savior Christ Jesus. How are you and the family as well.  Iam  Mrs Rita Idoma

I was born in a rich & Hindu family before I was married to MR Mark  Idoma.Before he  died in 2003 after a brief sickness before his dealth he left in the Private Finance Company  the amount of usd $ 2 000000 two million dollars for charity works for the following project :
  1. church planting and purchasing lands for churches
  2. conducting the Gospel Revivals
  3. Pastors conferences
  4. to start Bible school and to raise many leaders for the lords kingdom
  5. Supporting to poor and needy pastors
  6. caring for the old aged people, orphans, widows.
  7. Supporting to HIV patients and their children
  8. Reaching the un Reached villages with Gospel.
  9. Planning for the orphan Home
 10. Planning to start the TV ministry ( to preach the word of God in TV )
 11. Planning to give the education for the poor people and pastors children
 12. His  vision is to reach all the villages, local town  state that do not know GOD.
 
Mail me back so that I will hand you this money for the following project .For me I have not  accept   Jesus before  because my Family members worshiped idols and followed Hindu God's culture? We had A temple  lord Shiva .I worked as a devotee in that temple.when I am at twenty Years old I went to a college ground with my friends. In that campus so Many people are worshiping Jesus. I asked my friends what was It. why they were worshiping Jesus. I told my friends my god Shiva is Greatest God. My God only real God. I cannot believe any God.My friends Told to  me please wait here, ten minitues after we will go back.

They Went to the meeting.I stand in a dark place half KM far at the Meeting. No body wants to remembered me. In that meeting so many people Were there. One service man stand and talking with the people. People Were hearing his words.Then I observed his words. In his words only One God his name is Jesus. He is real the God. Hindu's gods are silver And gold.the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they can?  speak they have eyes but they  can? see. They have ears, but they can? hear. Noses have the .but they can? smell. They have hands, but they can? Handle. They have feets but they can? walk.  so is every one That trust their trusteth in them. I filled with full of angry with that service man.
I thought In my heart. Who are a man why are you talking this like. I will beat You. After that I heared small slowly lovely voice. I observed what a Voice who are talking to me. Three times o heared the same voice . In that voice you are A chosen vessel for me. I have set you  to be of the gentiles that You souldest be for salvation us to the ends of the earth. God say to me In our temple in the early morning because who are a  God talked with
Me. Which God talked with me. I will know the real matter. From 7 O'clock to 3 o'clock any god didn't talk with me. then I asked god who talked with me in that meeting. please visit me please talk with Me. then Jesus Christ visited me and appeared to me saying I have Set you to be a light of the Gentiles you are a choses vessel.

I agreed Jesus Christ as my saviour . After some days he Calls me  "come to my service.Then I agreed his call. I left my house and follow him today because of the conditions of my health im seeking for someone able to complete this project with this fund to be please come up and mail me back send me your informations that is your full and name addresse i have you church name already . because it is God that gives me this fund and i wish to use it for his own gorly too. with your full information that is name and surname, your addresse, city country your contact phone number and always check your mail as i may request for an urgent attention from you.
Thank and Godbless
yours faitful in christ
Mrs Rita Idoma

 

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