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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 JANE GABRIEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsjanegabriel65@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:04:08 -0700
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH.

Dear in Christ,

I am Mrs. Jane Gabriel from Malaysia.
I am married to Mr Gabriel Edward,He worked with South African embassy in Malaysia
for nine years before he died in the year 2011.
We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christian.
Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child
Outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.

When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$27.6Million (Twenty seven Million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)
in one of the l Security company. Recently, my Doctor told me that
I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem.

The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition I decided to be in contact with you
and to donate this fund to a church that will utilize this money the way
I am going to instruct herein.
I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows,
propagating the word of God , the Orphanage home 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 plenty of relatives are not Christians and I don’t
want late husband funds 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 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 contact of the Security company
where the funds is currently deposited, and you've to contact
them for onward transferring of the fund to your destination.

I will also issue you an authorization letter that will
prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want
you and the church to always pray for me because the
lord is my shepherd. 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 in Truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Contact me on the above e-mail address and any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing another church for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply on my private email: mrsjanegabriel65@ymail.com

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Jane Gabriel

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