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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: tracyhatch@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:36:14 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mrs=20Tracy=20Hatch?=

FROM: Tracy hatch.
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am
married to Mr. Kazeem
Hatch who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast
for nine years
before he died in the year2001. We were married for
eleven years without
a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted
for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again
Christians.When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$12.6Million (Twelve Million six
hundred thousandU.S. Dollars) with one Security
Company in Europe.
Presently, this money is still with the Security
Company.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last
for the next three
months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs
me most is my
stroke.Having known my condition I decided to donate
this fund to
church or better still a christian individual that
will utilize this money
the
way am going to instruct here in. I want a church
that will use this
fund to fund churches, orphanages,Research centers
and widows
propagating the word of God and to ensure that the
house of God is
maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the
hand that giveth.
I took this decision because I dont have any child
that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians
and I dont want my
husbands hard earned money to be misused by
unbelievers. I dont want
a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner. Hence
the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not
afraid of death hence I
know where i am going. I know that I am going to be
in the bossom of the
lord,
Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my
case and i shall hold my
peace. I dont need any telephone communication in
this regard because of
the
presence of my husbands relatives around me always.
I dont want them to know about this development.
With God all things are
possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of
the Security Company. I will also issue you a
letter of
authority that will empower you as the new
beneficiary of this fund.I want
you and the church to always pray for me because
the lord is my shephard.
My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
Christian.Whoever that
wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit
and truth.Please always
be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in
your reply will give me
room in sourcing for a church or christian
individual for this ame
purpose. Please assure me that you will act
ccordingly as I stated
therein. Hoping to hearing from you.
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Tracy Hatch



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