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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: gloria sister <gloriapel2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Pastor Robert Ised,




Dear Pastor Robert Ised,

calvary greeting to you with the name of the almighty lord.
my dear friend,i am not contacting you to involve you in any problem or risk for what i am proposing to you is 100% risk free and real for i promise you of that for this said fund legally belongs to me and i inherited it from my late husband and my health situation has made me to seek for a Godfearing person to help me use this fund for the glory of God been i don't have any children and my late husband brothers are all unbeliver whom has made life mesirable for me after the death of my husband and they took me as outcast in their mist.


A man fined joy in given an apt reply.l quite understood your content of mail and l wish to informed you that money is the root of all evil and if money could have heal my sickness l could have be okay for long,my life lies the bossom of the lord.

Well I will like you to know that before you were born,God know the number of hair in your head.Well I will like you to know that you were choosen through the inspiration of almighty God.Hence you do not need to worry.But believe you are choosen the way Mary was choosen to give birth to Jesus.


I am candidly sincere and willing to donate the money for His kingdom, which is hoping will please the lord in His throne of grace. For this purpose, please refer to the scriptures of 1 Kings 3 verses 9. The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. Such gift does not come every dynasty. However, I will want you to promise me that this sum will be utilized exclusively for the benefit of these program, Your written confirmation is enough. These funds are not to be diverted for private purposes. You must take time to fast and pray over this matter to seek His will. You should be in fervent prayer in this matter and can e-mail me further as the Lord leads, guides and directs you.


I did not contact you to donate the total sum to your church or your personally use but for you inperson to help me set an orphange home as a legacy on my name for the less previlage ones and war ravish countries in Expecially in africa for there are people that need helps and my sickness has made me to know and come closer to God.

please i want your sincern acceptance and assurance for there is no risk in this for i assure you 100% risk free and i am ready to instruct you on how to follow up and forward to you all legal details covering the deposited fund including my identity and photo,but i must know much about you physically and spiritually. how old are you? are you a truly born again person? are you ready to work for God's glory?
God bless you.

Sister Glori





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