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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: SUSAN HOLM <susanholm26@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: susanholm1@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 01:39:59 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?








My Dear Friend
I am very sure you can make a lot of
difference by replying to my mail , become good friends in
our Lord Jesus Christ and see that with greater power
comes greater responsibility . You can make a lot of
changes in the life of others with this great offer
from the Lord through me to you , most especially the poor
at heart , and the less privileged. Firstly , I think i
would start all with a proper introduction of myself .

I am Mrs. Susan Holm, a widow to Late Engr Keith Howard
Holm. I am 61 years old , suffering from long time cancer of
the breast . From all indications, my condition is really
deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more
than two months according to my doctor , because the stage
at which my cancer is (Level 3) ,
it is so critical and also to a very severe stage. My
personal physician told me that I may not live for more than
2 months and I am so scared about it. My late husband and i
both grew up in a motherless home in Australia we got
married and we travel to the United States for our wedding
and we decided to stay back there simply because it is a
lovely place to stay and we were given a permanent stay
after so many years of stay and also we have no child of our
own due to one problem and the other ,Since his death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against even though i
wish i had .
It is late now you know , and age is no longer on my
side.but i still believe the lord will send me someone that
will make me smile which is you because the bible says in
the book of


Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may
live, and let me not ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 138: 7 Though I
walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me......

Psalms 145:18Psalms 57: 7 My heart is fixed. O God my heart
is fixed, I will sing & give praise

Psalms51: 17 The sacrifices of God are broken spirit, a
broken & contrite heart, O God thou will not
despise.

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 give all of my wealth, by contributing
to the development of the motherless baby homes,less
privelledges, needy, poor, charity homes,widows and Cancer
patient too in your country and i just want you to forget
about the distance between me and you. I am willing to
donate the sum of $8,200,000 USD, 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 despite the my prayers over you before i get
to contact you.

I really need you to use the funds to help the poor which is
very essential and also the widow and cancer patient as me.
I know this is hard, 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, as you have been laid on my heart to
do is will.

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 . Note that the Lord have a great reason for me
contacting you and i will be very grateful if you will heed
to the call of the Lord by replying to me on my personal
email address on (susanholm10@yahoo.com)

Yours in Christ,

Mother Susan Holm

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