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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: "Sir, Joel P. Dimpka"<ndmo@pymnt.org>
Reply-To: jpdimpka@dr.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:01:50 -0700
Subject: Re: Saint Gabriel Foundation.

Greetings in the name of the Lord!



Calvary greetings to you in the name of our lord almighty.



I, evangelist Gabriel Imoinjazar under the close supervision of the lord almighty hereby write to you on behalf of the entire members of Saint Gabriel Foundation. we pray this message doesn't come to you as a surprise due to the fact that you have not been pre-informed.



We are writing this letter for your support and utmost cooperation. We are a nongovernmental body whom has taken it upon ourselves in sharing the pains of the less privileged in our society and taking every humanly possible step in making their dreams come true by the special grace of God almighty which is sufficient for us all.



The most vital issue on our hands at the moment is the pathetic and heartbreaking case of a 12 years old girl, ITOHAN GODSFAVOUR, the child of a single mother who died while giving birth to her.



Hence the foundation has taken it upon itself in footing the bills of ITOHAN GODSFAVOUR, since birth for it is the will of God almighty. For we know the lord works in mysterious ways. As at this moment she is suffering from a growth on her head, which medical practitioners have diagnosed to be a tumor.



From long term medical experiences of practitioners who gave the report, it has been estimated without any iota of doubt that she has not more than 46 days, forty-six days to live if the operation of saving her precious life is not carried out within the stipulated time of which four days of this time has been spent. That is why we have gone through the internet to solicit from patriotic and God fearing Christians like you.



At this juncture we here by seek for your urgent support and utmost co-operation in saving her precious life, for the children are our hope for a better tomorrow.



We look forward in receiving your positive prompt response.



Yours sincerely,


Michael Ettan

PRESIDENT, Saint Gabriel Foundation.

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