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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: bidvest bank <webvfeet@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <veralawson@europe.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 16:25:11 +0000
Subject: Dearly Beloved in Christ,


Dearly Beloved in Christ,

It is by the grace of God that I
received Christ, 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
am Evangelist Rosemary Hemrick the wife of Mr. Kenneth Hemrick, my
husband worked with South Africa Mining Corporation for Twenty Years
before he died in the year 2001.We married for twenty-Seven years
without a child.

My Husband died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again
Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand Great Britain Pounds with a Reputable Security Company in
Africa..

Presently, the said money is currently with the Security
Company and also the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to
come forward to sign for the release of this money or rather issue a
letter of authorization to my successor to receive it on my behalf if I
can not come over.

Presently, I'm undergoing treatment at
Johannesburg Hospital here in Republic of South Africa, where i am
receiving treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability
to talk and my doctors have told me that I have
only a few weeks to live.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations
any where in the World. Because relatives and friends have plundered so
much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of
entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg
of you in the name of God to help me Stand and collect the Funds from
the Security Company, this is because I need God fearing person that
will use this money to fund Churches, Orphanages and widows propagating
the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

The
Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that give, I took
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the
reason for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death
hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom
of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I
shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone communication in this
regard because of my soundless voice and presence of my husband's
relatives around me always.

I don't want them to know about this
development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive
your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company in
South Africa, so that you can contact the office as my successor for
the claims.
Kindly get back to me with the necessary information below should in case you are willing to help.

First Name:.........................................
Last Name:............................................
Occupation:.............................................
Nationality:...............................................
Phone:...................................................
Fax:.......................................................
Status:...................................................

Reply:rosemaryhemrick@priest.com


I am looking forward receiving your response.
Yours Sincerely
Evangelist Rosemary Hemrick

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