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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: Bishop Robert Allan <fileoffice343@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: archbishopchurch@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:41:30 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM BISHOP ROBERT ALLAN





Bishop Robert Allan.
The Anglican Church Fellowship;
122781  Siuarrulere  Avenu'e,
008 Bp 7105 Cotonou
Benin Republic.
 
Blessed, Greetings In The Name Of God,
 
 Permit
me the honour to address you through this message, i am sincerely
telling you the truth and nothing but the truth. You Must Confirm this
shortly from now pending your positive response to this. If it were not
true I cannever involve my hands, I am an Ordained Bishop Robert
Allan. I am Sending you this Message in Respect to a American Citizen
Mr Brason D. Morgan, an industrialist here in Cotonou Benin Republique,
who Invested the sum of US 9,000.000.00 (Nine Million United States
Dollars Only) in a
Finance Firm here in Cotonou Benin Republique, Unfortunately, he died
in the  plane crash here in Cotonou Benin Internartional  airport,
Including his wife and the children all died in that crash.
 
We
now request your co-operation/ assistance to stand as next of kin and
claim this fund for  the Needy/ poor people in your country, as all
efforts made both at the Church here and his Fellow American Citizens to
locate his Relatives did not work out, you can come up for this claim .
I used to pray for him when he was alive, He was Very Strong in the
Lord .Do not regard this as Just an Ordinary Internet Message.
 
Late
Mr Brason D. Morgan, worshipped with us at the Anglican  Church here in
cotonou the time he was alive and as a Result we developed a Profound
Family relationship. Most of his belongings, he left them with me for
safe keep, among them, all his Business registration papers, His
information with The
Finance Firm for his USD 9,000,000.00 Deposit.
 
Now that we
cannot locate any of his relation, we decided that this Money, USD 9,000
,000.00 will be given to  the Needy/ poor people in your country  any
where over there. I will come immedaitely you received the 9m in your
bank account .We are now looking for a trust worthy person like you  who
will come and claim this fund for charitable homes over there . It is a
devine Revelation from above to have this done.
 
You can contact
me directly by Means of Telephone Call on Tele: 00 229 642 678 96 or
E-mail me.,but be sure when this fund
finally gets to you, you must use it accordingly as indicated here in
this message. Keep it extremely confidential please until this
transaction is concluded soonest. Do not regard this as Just an Ordinary
Internet Message. Blessed is he that considereth the poor , the Lord
will deliver him in Time of trouble
. The Lord will Preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed
upon the earth.
 
Send me your Phone Number, Your address and
your Full names, Copy of your passport or any of your Id,   then give me
a phone call in confirmation if you are Faithful enough to do this, Do
Let me know Immediately and you must witness the goodness of the Lord in
your Life, Family, Business and your entire generation; I remain for
you in Fervent Prayers.
 
Your Quick Response is required
 
Bishop Robert Allan.(PHD)
The Anglican  Church
Tele: 00 229 642 678 96


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