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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: LORITA KANE <user22@myinfo495.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <loritakane@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:52:00 +0530
Subject: EVANGELIST MRS LORITA KANE

My Dear Friend,

I decided to come to this medium because i believe that there are people
here who can work with me and make a lot of differences in the life of the
poor masses.I think i will start with a proper introduction of myself.

I am Evengelist Mrs Lorita Kane,a widow to late Paul Kane.I am 53
years old suffering from chronic urinary tract cancer.From all
indications,my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that i may not live more than two months after my next surgery.
My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than 2 months
and I am so scared about it . I have no child of mine , even though i
wish i had . It is late now you know , since i cannot get married
again , and age is no longer on my side.

Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live, and let
me not be ashamed of my hope.
Psalms 138: 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive
me......
psalms 41: 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor, the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble.

Two of my favorite verses: Philippians 2:27: For indeed he was sick
nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him & that on him only, but on
me also,lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.( I always say this in my mind)

So, I now decide to divide part of my wealth, by contributing to the
development of the motherless baby homes, needy, poor, charity homes
and widows too.i am willing to donate the sum of $5.000,000.00, which
is still the major inheritance i have left.i wish you could be someone
who i could trust with all my heart,to make this wish of mine come
true.

Please note that, this fund is lying in a bank. So i need you to use
the funds to help the poor. I know this is hard, and it take a very
strong heart to get this done, but you should keep this saying in
your heart , I am like Moses in the Bible . He came to the Red Sea and
Pharaoh behind him and no way to turn but God delivered him all by a
miraculous deliverance. It will be a miracle from God to be able to
help all the dear people God has laid on our hearts.

This is why with God in my heart,i contact you, and i want you to
contact me,so we be in contact with all the poor souls out there .
Give new lives , hopes and days . I have come to find out that wealth
acquisition without Christ is vanity and i hope you will agree with
this also . I will be praying hard that Satan will not stop this
effort . Do contact me and i will tell you more of what you wish to
know


Reply to Email: loritakane@gmail.com


God bless you.

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