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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: andrew handerson <andrewhanderson2222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewhanderson38@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:54:23 +0100
Subject: God bless you.


Greetings to you in Jesus Name.



We got good recommendations about your humbleness, honesty and sincerity
through a respectable Christian follower, and I

have decided to contact you. Please join me to work for the lord. I am
Reverend Father Andrew handerson a Catholic priest

of the Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral UK . The largest in the UK and the
fifth largest in the world. As one of the world's

largest churches, Liverpool Cathedral is a breathtaking architectural
wonder. I am soliciting for your help to assist us in

a search for comfortable properties to buy in your Country for the
establishment of Churches as we have decided to spread

all our funds raised and contributions mainly to the development of charity
in Africa, America , Asia and Europe . I need

your trust.


June last year 2014, we received a donation of US$10Million dollars from a
68 years old wealthy Kuwait business woman a

long time breast Cancer patient. She decided to donate these funds to us in
order to enhance God’s work and to benefit

charity because of her deteriorating cancer condition which has gotten to a
very bad stage. According to the doctors she

won’t live more than 2 months.


I need you to collect this fund and distribute it yourself. The funds will
be entirely in your hands and management. I hope

God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is our main
concern.20% of this money will be for your time and

efforts, while 80% goes to charity. I will give you more details and
position of the funds as soon as I receive your reply.

Please I need your urgent reply to enable us carry out this project
together for the benefit of charity.



God bless you.



Rev.Father Andrew Handerson

Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral UK

+44-7087629534

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