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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: "Mrs Susan Najao" <mrssusan@yippy.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:52:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: please read



My Dearest in Christ ,
My name is Mrs. Susan Najao a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to lat=
e
Mr. JAMES NAJAO who worked with Kuwait embassy here in GHANA for Nine ye=
ars
before he died in the year October 2006. We were married for twenty year=
s
with a child. My Husband died after an illness that lasted for four days=

May his Soul rest in perfect peace Amen.
Before his death we were both born again Christians. When my late husban=
d
was alive he deposited the sum of (Eight Million Five hundred thousand
United States dollars) with one of good banks here in GHANA presently, t=
his
money is still with the bank. Recently my Doctor told me that I would no=
t
last for the next three months due to my cancer problem, though what
disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that w=
ill
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. more especial=
ly
earthquake victims in Haiti and also any organization of your choice, th=
e
poor and the motherless babies. I want a person or church that will use
this fund to churches, orphanages, research centers and widows propagati=
ng
the word of God and to ensure 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 have a child that will inherit this money b=
ut
my son can not carryout this work only because I and my late husband dec=
ide
to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our son to ha=
ve
a better live. Our son is just 17 years old now and been grow up in Afri=
ca,
he have low maternity and my husband's relatives are not Christians and =
I
don't want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers, I
don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manne=
r.
Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death=

hence 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 wi=
ll
like you to understand that my contact to you is a divine direction from=

God; I don't want any of my husband family relatives to receive this mon=
ey
But I know that With God all things are possible.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
mrssusannajao@ymail.com
Yours Sister in Christ
Mrs Susan Najao
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