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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!

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From: "pastor femi jackson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pastorjackson@gmx.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 02:45:24 +0100
Subject: BIBLES NEEDED PLEASE

All Nation for Christ Bible School
KING JACKSON PO Box 9211
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.234

Dearly Beloved ,

May the good grace of the Lord be yours in abundance?
Greeting to you in the mighty name of our Lord and compassionate father Jesus Christ. Who by His grace direction’s given in

life? I so much thank God for your life and ministry, for the strength He as given you to proclaim liberty to the captivity

and open of the prisons to them that are bound. Beloved,

I thank God Almighty for all His light and glory he shines over my life. My life is totally transformed by our Lord Jesuus

Christ. My entire family and I were Muslims. I grew up very radical, I collaborate with some Muslims leaders to commit all

source of atrocities against the Christians (especially the persecution of minister of God). In March 28th 1997 on Esther

day, I was send by the Imma of our mosque and other Muslim leader to assassinate one minister of God who preached regularly

on our local television station. On my way to execute this mission the police caught me and I was send to jail. We were all

doing this in order to stop the word of our Lord Jesus Christ not he preached in our state. It was in jail I first hard the

word of God. At first I was not happy with the evangelist, but when the word of God began to touch my life, I open up fully

for him.

So, few months later I was finally bail by the Muslims leader because they are highly influential in our society and they

needed me to execute another mission for them, which I rejected immediately and tell them that I am now for Christ. They

tried everything to win me back but I refused. ever since I accepted Christ into my life. I have seen that I am not called

for repentance only, but to preach and teach the word of God to the Muslims and other lost sinner like me. If we don’t reach

out to them in Love and share the gospel with them, they will be increasingly radiating heinous act against the Christians.
Beloved, truly my calling began to manifest I continue to reach out for Christ.

My term and I Have visited so many Muslims communities and successfully delivered the good news to the people. But this last

trip turned very sad when we visit6ed Umokhu town about 57km away from our city. As we began to preach the gospel to the

people of the community some group of Muslim radical attacked us. We were seriously beating and two old members of my team

died at the spot, our properties were burnt down including the place we fellowship. Five of us mange to escape with several

injuries and pains.

We were hospitalized for one month and two weeks. We thank God for his faithfulness to these noble souls who love Him even

unto death. Despite all this, our great joy is that numbers of souls won in this community are still very much in faith ready

to know more of the word of God. Beloved we are highly in need of your help.

During the attack our bibles were burnt. Please kindly help us with 20 Giant print bibles copies of for my friends and please

minister of God we need your help for a studies Bible like matthew Henry Bible for me in my school and help me with any good

books that help me in theology school i want get more Christ more and deep in studies, well we have about 288 number of poor

Muslims converts who are highly in need of Bibles for their studies if you have any other Bibles available with you we will

be happy to distribute them for their converts. Yes I thank God,

that He has used my friends and I as a marvelous tool for effective spiritual power to evangelized the heathens. We will

appreciate your prayers and we will continue to pray for you and your ministry. Please and we are hoping on you to have Bible

again to minister the word of God. Please try and write back soon. Thanks and God richly bless you until I hear from you

again.

Yours in Christ love,

Pastor FEMI

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