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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 Peggy Gram" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peggygram319@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:45:05 -0500
Subject: Dear Beloved


Dear Beloved friend ,

How you doing hope you are fine,please don't see it as a surprise,I was
doing through your profile here and some thing tells me you are a GOD
fearing person so I decided to write you this letter.

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and
the truth has set me free. Having known the truth, I had no choice than to
do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in
the sight of man for witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life. I am
Peggy Gram , I am married to Late Engr. Daniels Gram who worked with
Chevron/Texaco in London for twenty years before he died in the year 2006.
We were married for twenty-seven years without a child.

He was held hostage and slain to death by protesting youths of the region.
Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death i
decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he deposited ($8.6
million USD) with Chelmsfordvault Security Company London. Presently, this
money is still with the safe box and the management just wrote me as the
beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter
of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if i cannot come
over.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where i have been undergoing
treatment for cancer of the lungs friend you know how painful it is, i
have suffered a lot. I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well
and my doctors have told me that i have only a few months to live. It is
my last wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of every
year distributed among charity organization,orphanage home.

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and
the truth has set me free. Having known the truth, I had no choice than to
do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in
the sight of man for witness of Gods mercy and glory upon my life. money
to fund orphanages and widows propagating good things, that is why my God
directed me to you my dear friend. The Bible made us to understand that
blessed is the hand that give th. I took this decision because I know that
there are allot of poor people suffering from different kind of disease
and nobody to come to their aid. With God all things are possible dear
friend. I also took this decision because i don't have any child that will
inherit this money and i don't want my husbands Hard-earned money to be
misused by the brothers who are all drugs addict they treated me like I
slave they bit me up when ever they are on drugs they even go as far
rapping my on this last
incident I only pray for GOD to forgive them all.

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 14Says that the Lord
will fight my course and i shall Hold my peace if you know truthfully that
you can do exactly what i wish to use this money to do, friend , i want
you to use this fund for the good service as humanity i know with the love
you have for God Almighty you can do that brother friend.

If you can honestly do this that i request, I will be glad to hand you
over the sum ($8.6 million USD) I hope to hear from you. Remain Blessed
friend. Mrs Peggy Gram. other friend.
Feel free to contact me on my private email: peggygram319@yahoo.com

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