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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: "Elder Williams More" <elderwilliamsmore001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:13:51 -0800
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN THE LORD

Dear Beloved

DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK,

May God be with you and richly bless you as you read this
without prejudice. Amen! I am Elder Williams More,A lawyer
by profession. To the Glory of God, I was privileged to be a
close friend and confidant to a late brother in Christ Rev.
Frank Matthew , who worked tirelessly both in his private
life and in the service of God in his lifetime before his
divine call. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!

In all my association with this late brother and friend,
this revelation, the object of this mail was never made
known to me because the late Rev. Frank Matthew lived a very
disciplined life. He was wealthy before he went into
ministry and adequately provided for his family and also
cared for people who were opportune to come in close contact
with him.

However, shortly before his call to eternal Glory, he had
summoned me to his sick bed and made me promise to carry out
his last wishes as a trusted friend and confidant. I
promised without knowing what he was about to say and also,
at the time, I believed he was not going to die. Well, he
told me he had some funds which he DEPOSIT with a Bank,
which he intended to be used for charity,ministry,
evangelical work or otherwise when he was gone, but did not
want his immediate family to know about for fear of
subversion of his promise and pledge to God.

He then prayed for me and blessed me trusting that I would
not subvert his pledge to God. Before he died, he gave me
information concerning the fund and what I was to do. With
all due respect to him, I waited for the completion of the
burial rites and mourning and other sundry matters
concerning him before proceeding to reach you.

I have prayed concerning this issue for God's guidance and
if in your heart you genuinely desire to use this fund for
charity work in any form whether for orphanage , ministry,
evangelical work or otherwise in relation to God's work, do
get in touch with me and let us pray together over this
before we can make further arrangements.

God bless you once again and as you receive, live God all
the Glory.

Yours in the Lord,

Elder Williams More.

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