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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: Clement <deacon.clement@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:15:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RESPECTFULLY


Dearest in Christ,

RESPECTFULLY  

May the Lord's favor and peace be multiplied to you?
See Numbers 6:24-26; 2 Peter 1:2. The word of God also says,"They that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their Strength,they shall mount up with
wings as eagles: They shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk,a
and not faint Isaiah 40:31.. It is a privilege to share this great
testimony with you,to the glory of God.

I am Deacon Clement,Happily married to my wife and children. During a
Prayer and fasting session in our church I asked God Almighty to direct me
to an honest person that will Use this Fund righteously to reach the needy.
By indicating your interest I will send you the full details on how the God work will be executed.
Please keep this work and also pray, delete if you are not interested.

Best Regards
Deacon.

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