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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: Martha Arnold <granteric227@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marthaarnold112@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:42:29 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you !

Greetings to you

My Name are Martha Arnold from London, I was married to Late Mr.
Thomas Arnold from the United Kingdom, Am still young i have no family
no kids, I lost my husband and my only two kids in a motor accident
five years ago it's so sad for me right now. I was diagnosed with
Pancreatic cancer, doctors says I have short time to live, I have
decided to give my wealth to an honest person that can use it to
glorify the name of the
lord. After I received instruction from my God to use this fund to do
GODS work and to give to charity, I prayed to God for direction and he
has been directing me. I told God that i want a ministry, or an honest
person who will spend the fund for things that will glorify His
name.This revelation came after my conversion from sinner to a Born
Again Christian.

I received Christ and I found out that a sinner has no place in the
kingdom of God. I never had rest of mind, I seek God for forgiveness
and he revealed to me that I will only have rest of mind if I serve
him with all my wealth and he will bless me mightily.
It was when I received Christ that I realized the meaning of going to
heaven. I need to make heaven; I don't want to perish in hell fire. As
my level of Christianity was increasing, I understood that the wealth
of sinners is acquired for the just. God opened my eyes to the book of
Ecclesiastes 6, verses 1 & 2. Read this scripture and you will
understand that there are people in this world that God gave the grace
to acquire wealth yet God did not give them the grace to enjoy the
wealth.

I happened to fall into the same category now it is the wish of God.
When God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his work, I understood
that God was testing me like He tested Abraham and other men of
God.Abraham needed a child and God asked him to use his only son for
sacrifice, Abraham was faithful.He obeyed and God made him father of
many nations.After the death of my late husband and when I was told
about my illness I have to sell all our properties which amounted to
about Twenty Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds
Sterlings (£22.2M which I deposited with one Bank for safety purpose
if anything happen to me this funds will be impounded, can you use
this funds for the kingdoms work and for charity purpose ? .

AWAIT YOUR PROMPT REPLY.

In His Service,
Martha Arnold
Reply to my private mail marthaarnold112@gmail.com

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