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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. Margaret Deans" <adamsoost@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:02:06 +0200
Subject: CONTACT URGENTLY GOD BLESS YOU !!!

CONTACT URGENTLY GOD BLESS YOU !!!

My Dear,

I decided to donate the sum of $6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States
dollars) to you for the good work of the Lord, and also to help the
Motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows
according to (JAMES 1:27).

My name is Mrs. Margaret Deans; I am dying women who have decided to
donate what I have for you in order to use it for the beneficial of our
nation and the rest of our citizenry. I am a native of Russian Federation
, but my husband is from London . I was diagnosed for cancer about years
ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything
he worked for, just the Bible tells us in his book of ACTS 4:32.

I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited from my
late Husband to you for the good work of God Please pray that the good
Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he
has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation
tomorrow morning.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the Fact
that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my
WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and he will
arrange for the change of ownership of the funds as it is presently
deposited in Barclays Bank, and lodged the box in a coded Security company
whose name is Access International basically on security and Confidential
purposes and would only be released to (you). I wish you all the best and
may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and
always extend the good work to others particularly the support Motherless
Babies, and The Less privileged.

Contact my Executor: Barrister Hendrik Jan with this specified email:
hendrikj1@aol.com with your full names contact telephone/fax number and
your full address and tell him that I have WILLED ($6,000, 000.00) to you
and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a
specific and good work. I know, I don't know you but I have been directed
to do this and I thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish. Please keep the faith My Prayer for you. FATHER, I ask you to bless
my friends, relatives and those I care deeply for, you who are reading
this right now. Show him/her a new revelation of your love and power. Holy
Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where
there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt,
release a renewed confidence through your grace. Where there is need,

I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances,
their goings and their comings in Jesus' precious name (Amen).

YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO BARRISTER HENDRIK JAN PROCESSING
OFFICER Email: hendrikj2@aol.com while am still in sick bed waiting for
an operation tomorrow morning.

Regards,

Mrs. Margaret Deans


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