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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. Amelia Lemke Ninmer" <mrs.aln0011@xtra.co.nz>
Reply-To: <rev.daven.m@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 17:10:37 -1200
Subject: A citizen of Schleswig-Germany

I am Amelia Lemke Ninmer a citizen of Schleswig-Germany. I got your contact from the International web site directory, prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given as a reputable and trust worthy person who can benefit my worth all desire. I am married to Late Mr. Henry W. Ninmer of West Coast Mining Limited General Manager UK, since his death I have been battling with both Cancer of the lungs and fibroid problems. While he was alive, he deposited a substantial amount of money worth Five Million British Pounds Sterling with a Financial Institution here in the Glasgow, UK where he works as a manager in West Coast Mining Limited UK which I inherited after his death.

My worries now reason of contacting you are that my doctor notified me recently that I have less than one month to live due to my unfortunate ailment. I decided to hand over this funds to a devoted (God) fearing individual/organization that will utilize this money for charity purpose and to help the needy, orphans,disables, less privillages the way I am going to instruct them.Having known my health condition I decided you to donate this money to a good charity organizations and orphanage homes in your country. I also took this decision because I am a widow and my husband relatives are not honest with my husband when he was alive, they are enemies of progress and don't have the fear of God in them and I have to avoid them from having any idea about this money.

I took this bold decision to contact you personally as a foreigner for assistance so that the money can hand over to you as my foreigner partner once my pastor present you to the safe keeping company where the money was deposited, because I have handed all the relevant document including the deposit certificate to my pastor.Please my dear in the Lord use this money as I directed you since I can not come over due to my hearth and I have helped some people right here in my country including my church.Contact my pastor, Rev. Daven Morgan so that he shall direct you to where the money was deposited and explain in full details all you need to know about this matter. Please I want you and your family to always pray for my healing and always be prayerful to God in all the days of your life.

God works for those that work in His Vineyard. Pls contact my pastor, Rev. Daven Morgan to help and assist you at Phone: +447024061801 E-mail: rev.daven.m@hotmail.com


Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Amelia Lemke Ninmer

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