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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: FROM MRS LIRA MANDOZA <ddccxvf5476@live.com>
Reply-To: <liramandozaandson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:05:41 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP,IT IS URGENT.


FROM: MRS. LIRA MANDOZA

SUITE 120 CITY SQAURE

SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG

SOUTH AFRICA

Email: liramandoza@gmail.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL



My Dearest in Christ,

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you
this proposal, which I believe would be of great

Interest to you. I found your contact while I was
doing a private research on the Internet for a

Reliable and capable foreign partner that will
assist me and my only son Johnson.

My name is Mrs. Lira Mandoza a nationality of South
Africa; I Retired with South African Women in

Construction Association. View the profile of South
African Women in construction at (website by

Clicking (http://www.sawic.org/) and read about us. I am married to late Mr. John Mandoza; we

Were married for twenty years with a child. He died
after an illness that lasted for four weeks.

Please I know this may come to you by surprise,
because you did not know me, I needed your

Assistance that was why I write to you through
divine direction, it is my desire of going into

Relationship with you.



Before my husband's death he confound to me that he
deposited the sum of USD$30.5M (Thirty

Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) with
Finance/bank Presently, This fund emanated as a

Result of an over-invoiced contract which he
executed with the South African Women in

Construction. Though I assisted him in getting this
contract but I never knew that it was over invoiced

By him. I am afraid that the government of South
Africa might start to investigate on

Contracts awarded to South African Women in construction,
this money is still with the bank. Due

To the condition of my health my doctor told me
that i will not live upto three months, because of

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 will utilize this

Money the way I am going to instruct here in. I
want a person or church that will take care of my

Only son and also use this fund to churches,
orphanages, research centers and widows and also

Propagate the word of God and to ensure that the
house of God is maintained.

I took this decision because I have a child that
will inherit this money but my son cannot carryout

This work due to his age. I and my late husband
decided to use some of the money to work for

God and live some for our son to have a better
live. Our son is just 16year old now and been grow

Up in Africa, he have low maturity 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.

Note that my contact to you is a divine direction;
As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the

Contact of the Finance/bank. I will also issue you
a letter of authority that will empower you as the

New beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that
I live a life of a worthy Christian. Any delay in

Your reply will give me room in sourcing for a
church or Christian individual for this same

Purpose.



Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
stated here and Please I will like you to contact

Me immediately you receive this mail so that I will
instruct the Finance/bank to! Transfer this fund

Into your account. Correspondence must be by email
to any of my private e-mail addresses.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.



Mrs. Lira Mandoza and Son Johnson.

Email: liramandoza@gmail.com


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