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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: "BRIAN CASEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <briancaseyq@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:35 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR CHARITY WORKS FOR GOD

My Dear,sir/ madam

I decided to donate the to you for the good work of the Lord, and also to help the Motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).

My name is Mr brian caseys; I am dying man who have decided to donate what I have for you in order to use it for the beneficial of our nation and the rest of our citizenry. I am a briton, but I was diagnosed for cancer about five years ago, immediately after the death of my wife, who had left me everything she worked for, just the Bible tells us in his book of ACTS 4:32.

I have been touched By God to donate sum of $7m (Seven million United States dollars) from what I have inherited from my late wife to you for the good work of God Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.

my objectives
1,visit and assist sick/old peoples homes in your locality
2,donate to the mothersless/ widows/widowers
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please if you touched by the spirit of GOD to assist and receive this fund, send your fullnames,contact address andphone numbers so that my attorney will facilitate my will to your name.


Regards,
brian casey
call me + 447024016636

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