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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 Maria Johnson <mariajohnson_1972@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:03:21 +0300
Subject: GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER!

Mrs maria johnson
12 Alnwick Road
Lee
London
SE12 9BT
U.k.
GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER!
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am Mrs.Maria Johnson A widow to the

Late Sheik Mohamed Johnson, I
am 73 years old,I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of

the breast. From all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live long according to my doctors.

This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
bad stage.
My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in Afghanistan when

he traveled to Afghanistan to monitor an Hospital/a
Humanitarian Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the Afghan masses

as of then, whose majority,and 99 percent of them are
Muslims/ Islamic scholars and loyalists.
During the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child..My late husband was

very wealthy and after his death ,I inherited all his
businesses and wealth, and when i noticed that my condition is not improving rather it

gets worsen by
the day i decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to Charity and the

development of the churches in Africa, America,Asia
and Europe.I selected you after visiting the internet and I prayed over it.
I am willing to donate the fund to you for charity,the less

privileged,churches,orphanages and widows, Propagating the word of God
and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.I took this decision upon myself

because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard

earned money to be misused by unbelievers. because I
have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity.
Please I want you to note that, this fund is deposited with a Security company in

London England. and upon my instruction, you
will file in an application for the transfer of the fund in your name which i

registered as a gold bar with
the security company Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be

used for the said purpose.
May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,the love of God,and the fellowship of the Holy

Spirit be with you and your family.
Await Your Urgent Reply,any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a

church, another person or Christian individual for this
same purpose.
Please reply me through this email address:mariajohnson_1972@yahoo.co.jp
Yours in Christ.
Maria Johnson


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