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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!

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From: Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch Patch for MRS FATOU ROBINSON <noreply@patch.com>
Reply-To: MRS FATOU ROBINSON <FATOUROBINSON@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:41:17 -0500
Subject: Join me on Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch!

Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch

MRS FATOU ROBINSON (FATOUROBINSON@ROCKETMAIL.COM) has sent you an invitation to join Patch, a new source for news and information about your community.

Greetings In God Name, Please use this money for the Churches and to the Less Privileged in the world.Greetings to you and your family in the name of God,in my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on my bed side. I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.My name is Mrs.Fatou Robinson, I'm a 58 years old woman and my Country is Sierra- Leone,i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai,i was also married with two children. My husband and two children where involved in a plane crash in the Dec,26th 2003 website. htt p://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html Before this happened,my business and my concern for making money was all I care for,i never really cared about other values in life.Since After the death of my husband and two children ,I decided not to remar ry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited a trunk box with the sum of $(4.7 Million USD)Four Millon Seven Hundred Thousand in a Security Company here in Abidjan as Family Valuables. Recently,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church/Islamic or a God fearing person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.I want a church/God fearing person that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my late husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want my late husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be-used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this 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 health hence the presence of my husband's relatives are 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 relevant information that will lead you to have access over this fund.I will also present you as the beneficiary of this Trunk Box with the Security Company. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my Sheppard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life and pray to God to forgive me my sins. Pls send this information's of yours,so that i will present you to the Security Company as my partner whom i will want the Company to transport this box to you in your country for family use. (1) Your Full name................... (2) Your Full address................ (3) Your telephone/Fax Numbers....... (4) Your Age/Occupation.............. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply and you can write me with my personal email address at fatourobinson@rocketmail.com Yours Sister In Christ, Mrs. Fatou Robinson

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