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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: JOHN14V6JESUS IS THE WAY <mrsmaryneya2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: JOHN14V6JESUS IS THE WAY <maryneya2014@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 19:05:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAREST ONE OF GOD


DONATION FROM MRS
MARY NEYA

 
BP [38 Rue Des
Martyrs CoCody
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
 
DEAREST ONE OF GOD
 
Please do not ignore
this message because you are choosing to work on this project I want you to
read this letter very carefully because I know you will be surprise on
receiving my letter but as a servant of the living God you should known that
our ways is not his ways he work in many ways and all things work out for good
to those that believe in CHRIST JESUS.
 
I am Mrs. Mary
Barbara Neya from Kuwait,
I am married to Mr. James Neya before he died from heat attack that last for
only 1 day.
My late husband was
very wealthy business man and after his death, I inherited all his business and
wealth.
Recently, my doctor
made it clear to me that I can not live for more than one month, so now I
decided to share part of our wealth, to contribute to the development of
orphanages in AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA and EUROPE for almighty God
to have mercy upon my soul and my husband soul whenever it may occur.
 
I choose you, after
visiting the site directory and I prayed about it before I decided to donate
part of the funds through you to help the less privileged, the money is
deposited here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire and I am willing to donate the sum of
$2. 5 Million (Two Million and Five Hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) for the work
of God. I want this fund to be used in Christian activities like, Orphanages,
Christian schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God.
 
I also want you to
know that the fund is lying in a bank here in Cote d’Ivoire. Once I hear from
you; I will write a bank on your name to enable you cash the fund I sincerely
pray that when this fund gets to your position that you will use it for the
purpose as I said because I came to discover that the acquisition of wealth
without charity is vanity. If you are willing to help me handle this project in
your area kindly send to me with the below information, as listed below for I
officially write a bank on your name.
 
Your full name
Your Address
Your occupation
Your Country
 
As soon as I receive
this information from you I shall instruct the bank to transfer the fund to you
for the expansion of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ because he lives.
 
Always I pray that
the grace of our Lord Jesus and the love of God and the fellowship of God be
with you and your family.
 
May God bless you as
you do your work
Please if you can not
be able to handle this project kindly let me know urgently to enable me look
for some one else that can handle this project immediately because I can not
figure what to happen to me for the next minutes and it is not good to abandon
this fund in the bank while there are many children suffering, homeless
children are uncountable.
 
I await your urgent
reply soon,
 
Your sister in
Christ.
 
Sister Mary Barbara
Neya

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