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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: "Reverend Vincent Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revcole01@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 04:11:11 +0100
Subject: I require your urgent attention

I am Reverend Vincent Cole I am contacting you for a serious matter between you and Mr. Smith Walters.
Mr. Smith Walters, made confessions on how he has sin and cause a lot of harm to People through sending out fake mails to them and end up taking money from them without giving them what he has offered to give to them.
Like he said, He is involve in scam activities and pushing drugs he started this when he was 29 years old and now he is 57 years old, he started this when he lost his mother in a hospital there was no money and he had only one sister who was very small, there was no money to pay for house rent landlord have to send them out to cut the story short they suffered before he meet a friend that got him into this act of scam.

This are the tricks he use,
(FAKE LOTTO, LOAN LEADER, CHARITY OFFER, BUSINESS PROPOSAL E.T.C)

He use so many fake names, His real name is Smith Walters.
I will caught the long story short,
Mr. Smith Walters made this confession in a hospital bed, he is very sick and on sick bed, He never believed that a day shall come like this day, like he said that he has been doing this crime for several years, he has taken funds from many people online and he has made so much money online and in drugs, he regret every act and action he has taken.

Right now Mr. Smith Walters is crying for mercy and forgiveness, He made a vow to God that he was going to return the money that he has taking from people online with addition so that God could grant him healing, though he said that he might not meet all the people he scammed but the ones he shall meet he shall show them how sorry he is and beg for there forgiveness, his illness is a serious one.

Mr. Smith Walters provided your email contact and others, I want you to contact me with the full amount of money that you were scammed of and the date and year it took place, explain more on how you were scammed.

This mail you have receive is a trusted and genuine mail from the Head Authority of the Believers Ministry House Church, you know it is hard to believe the mails that come from internet this days because of the evil act that is holding online, never the less you can trust this. You can reach me urgently with this private Email: reverend-vincentcole@minister.com
Remain Bless

Reverend Vincent Cole







I am Reverend Vincent Cole I am contacting you for a serious matter between you and Mr. Smith Walters.
Mr. Smith Walters, made confessions on how he has sin and cause a lot of harm to People through sending out fake mails to them and end up taking money from them without giving them what he has offered to give to them.
Like he said, He is involve in scam activities and pushing drugs he started this when he was 29 years old and now he is 57 years old, he started this when he lost his mother in a hospital there was no money and he had only one sister who was very small, there was no money to pay for house rent landlord have to send them out to cut the story short they suffered before he meet a friend that got him into this act of scam.

This are the tricks he use,
(FAKE LOTTO, LOAN LEADER, CHARITY OFFER, BUSINESS PROPOSAL E.T.C)

He use so many fake names, His real name is Smith Walters.
I will caught the long story short,
Mr. Smith Walters made this confession in a hospital bed, he is very sick and on sick bed, He never believed that a day shall come like this day, like he said that he has been doing this crime for several years, he has taken funds from many people online and he has made so much money online and in drugs, he regret every act and action he has taken.

Right now Mr. Smith Walters is crying for mercy and forgiveness, He made a vow to God that he was going to return the money that he has taking from people online with addition so that God could grant him healing, though he said that he might not meet all the people he scammed but the ones he shall meet he shall show them how sorry he is and beg for there forgiveness, his illness is a serious one.

Mr. Smith Walters provided your email contact and others, I want you to contact me with the full amount of money that you were scammed of and the date and year it took place, explain more on how you were scammed.

This mail you have receive is a trusted and genuine mail from the Head Authority of the Believers Ministry House Church, you know it is hard to believe the mails that come from internet this days because of the evil act that is holding online, never the less you can trust this. You can reach me urgently with this private Email: reverend-vincentcole@minister.com
Remain Bless

Reverend Vincent Cole






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