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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: if_johnson@cooltoad.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:53:21 +0100
Subject: Congratulations my dear Friend

Congratulations dear Friend!!


My God has done it for me, the transaction i contacted you which you
failed to finish with me, i told you i connected a new partner who
helped to execute the transaction successfully of the inheritance
fund
value of $6.5 Million. I left Benin On Monday last week to London.
it
pain me that we couldn't achieve this great success together I'm
happy
to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a
Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from UK who is
an
international businessman and a business investor.


As Christians we must learn to have trust with each other despite
what
that is happening in the world now, if you go to Hebrews 6:18 - it
says "So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two
things
are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. In Luke
16:10 - it says "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be
trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will
also
be dishonest with much." In the book of 1 Timothy 1:19 - it says
"Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For
some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a
result,
their faith has been shipwrecked".


Why I cited the above verses are to underscore the importance of
TRUST, TRUTH and HONESTY and for us to succeed in life, we must
follow
this concept as Christians and learn to trust one another although
we
can only trust God almighty the creator of heaven and earth and one
God forever.


But my only advise to you as a matured person incase on another time
in
life is that whenever you are doing something with your rational
mind
as a matured person you are, It is not all the advice's and
suggestions that comes your way that you should accept because in
life
opportunity comes only but once.


You should always seek the advice's to know the one that is good and
will be profitable to you because in life there are so many
individuals who are just enemies of progress just for no reasons at
all but because they don't like good things and wouldn't want to see
others have it.


Now contact Rev Paul Nwangaga, his contact is:


Name: Rev paul nwangaga
Contact Email: rev_paulnwangaga@priest.com
Benin Republic Cotonou


Ask him to send you a ATM Visa Card which is loaded with your total
sum of $450,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars)
which
I kept for your compensation and my appreciation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much.


Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the Pastor
paul nwangaga
on your behalf for you to receive that ATM, and he will send the
amount to you without any delay. i will also send attached scan
copy of the ATM debit card to your view, contact Rev. paul nwangaga
he
will deliver it to you,

Happy Christmas and new year in advance

if johnson

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