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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: Deacon George Galleway <makimchoong2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deacongeorgegalleway@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:32:56 -0700
Subject: DEAR BELOVED!!!

Dearest In The Lord,

The time has come for Christians to worship God in spirit and in truth
according to the book of John chapter 4:vs23-24.But the hour cometh
and now is when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit
and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him . God is a
spirit,and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth. Based on this scripture, it became obvious that I should do the
right thing if I must enter into the kingdom of God .

I am Deacon George Galleway the legal adviser to the late Mr.John &
Marry Ingemar, a God fearing and dedicated couple. They were very
wealthy but had no children. They travelled to Solomon Island for
Christmas holiday but met death on 2 April 2021 during the Tsunami
disaster.
As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr.John
Ingemar instructed me to write his WILL, because they had no child, he
dedicated their wealth to God. They had a lot of landed properties,
houses Stocks/bonds, etc. According to their instruction.According to
the WILL, their assets should be given out to a ministry for the work
of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the fund that
are deposited with the Vault company and are in my care. As a born again
Christian , I have been reading my bible and I have to do what is
lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the
chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as instructed by the
owners before their death.

After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make his choice and
direct me to an honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves
this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the
Internet.I appeal to you to use the fund wisely for things that will
glorify the name of God.

Also, could you get back to me to enable us to discuss in a more
clarifying manner to the best of your understanding. I must say that
I'm very uncomfortable sending this message to you without knowing
truly if you would misconstrue the importance and decide to go public.
In this regard, I will not hold back to say that the essence of this
message is strictly for Charity.May God bless you as you make up your
mind to work for God.

Thanks.
Nancy & Deacon George Galleway.

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