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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: resolvennow@gmail.com
Reply-To: jennifermerendin@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:33:25 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU???

CAN I TRUST YOU???


My Dear Friend ,I am very sure you can make a lot of difference by

replying to my mail , become good friends in our Lord Jesus Christ and

see that with greater power comes greater responsibility . You can make

a lot of changes in the life of others with this great offer from the

Lord through me to you , most especially the poor at heart , and the

less privileged. Firstly , I think i would start all with a proper

introduction of myself .

I am Mrs. Jennifer Merendino, A widow to Late Anthony Merendino. I am 61 years old , suffering from long time cancer of the breast . From all

indications , my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious

that I may not live more than two months according to my doctor ,

because the stage at which my cancer is (Level 3) , it is so critical

and also to a very severe stage. My personal physician told me that I

may not live for more than 2 months and I am so scared about it. My late husband and i both grew up in a motherless home in Australia we got married and we travel to the United States for our wedding and we

decided to stay back there simply because it is a lovely place to stay

and we were given a permanent stay after so many years of stay and also

we have no child of our own due to one problem and the other ,Since his

death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial

home which the Bible is against even though i wish i had . It is late

now you know , and age is no longer on my side.but i still believe the

lord will send me someone that will make me smile which is you because

the bible says in the book of


Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live, and

let me not ashamed of my hope.
Psalms 138: 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive

me......
Psalms 145:18Psalms 57: 7 My heart is fixed. O God my heart is fixed, I

will sing & give praise
Psalms51: 17 The sacrifices of God are broken spirit, a broken &

contrite heart, O God thou will not despise.
psalms 41: 1 Blessed is he that considered the poor, the Lord will

deliver him in time of trouble.

Two of my favorite verses: Philippians 2:27: For indeed he was sick nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him & that on him only, but on me

also,lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.( I always say this in my

mind )So, I now decide to give all of my wealth, by contributing to the

development of the motherless baby homes,less privileges, needy, poor,

charity homes,widows and Cancer patient too in your country and i just

want you to forget about the distance between me and you. I am willing

to donate the sum of $10.5 million usd dollars which is still the major

inheritance i have left. I wish you could be someone who i could trust

with all my heart,to make this wish of mine come true despite the my

prayers over you before i get to contact you.

I really need you to use the funds to help the poor which is very

essential and also the widow and cancer patient as me. I know this is

hard, but you should keep this saying in your heart , I am like Moses in

the Bible . He came to the Red Sea and Pharaoh behind him and no way to

turn but God delivered him all by a miraculous deliverance . It will be

a miracle from God to be able to help all the dear people God has laid

on our hearts, as you have been laid on my heart to do is will.

This is why with God in my heart i contact you and i want you to contact me so we be in contact with all the poor souls out there. Give new lives , hopes and days . I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity and i hope you will agree with this also. I will be praying hard that Satan will not stop this effort . Do contact me and i will tell you more of what you wish to know . Note that the Lord have a great reason for me contacting you and i will be very grateful if you will heed to the call of the Lord by replying me (jennifermerendin@gmail.com)

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Jennifer Merendino

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