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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: Anderson Whyte <andersonwhyte@hmamail.com>
Reply-To: zzyykuche@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:15:11 -0500
Subject: From Anderson Whyte

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From Anderson Whyte

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and the
truth have 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 God´s mercy and glory upon my life.I have the pleasure to share
my testimony with you,having seen your contact from the Internet. I am
Anderson
Whyte the legal adviser to late Mr and Mrs William Mainhood a British couple
that lived in my Country for 25 years before they both died in a plane crash
last year. These couple were good Christians and they were so
dedicated to God,
but they had no child till they died.

Throughout their stay in my country they acquired a lot of properties
that runs
into millions of dollars. According to my late client Bright Williams, the
properties have to be sold and the money be given out to a Christian ministry
for the work of God. But Instead of giving the money out for the work
of God as
instructed to me by my client before his death. I converted the fund to myself
with the intention of investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was
afraid of depositing it in a bank here, because I have to give account to the
bank on how I got the money. I then kept it in a Bank Vault in Europe.
I had an
encounter with Christ when Pastor Benny Hinn was preaching on television
concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the word
of God, I
gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian.

I have asked God for forgiveness on my initial thought concerning the
money and
I know that HE has forgiven me. But I have to do what is lawful and
right in the
sight of God by giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of
God's work as instructed by my client before his death. After my fasting and
prayers, I asked God to make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian or
the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I then came across
your contact on the Internet as I was browsing through a Christian site.

Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

God bless you.

Anderson Whyte .




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