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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: "mary mabongo" <mary_mabongo_31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mary_mabongo1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:26:43 +0000
Subject: Dear Good Friend

I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE ( CHARITABLE WORK ) ,

Dear Good Friend,

Compliments of the season. Grace, peace and love to you. I hope my letter
does not cause you too much embarrassment by writing through this channel
especially when we have not met personally in the past, Well it is
occasioned by the urgency it demands. However your contact was made possible
to me through database, And have no doubt about your capacity and good will
to assist me in receiving into your custody [for safety] the sum of
($13.6(Thirteen Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) willed and
deposited on my name.

I got your contact from a professional database found in Internet while
searching for a reliable and honest person that will assist me safeguard
fund into an account. I was divinely inspired to pick your name among other
names found in the database after series of prayers/fasting for Gods
direction.

I am Mrs. Mary ndlovu Mabongo.person from South Africa undergoing medical
treatment. I am happily married to Dr.Ndlovu Mabongo who worked with
Malaysia embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in the year
2004.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. Since his death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which
the Bible is against. For this reason my Husband's family decided to send me
away from my Husband's House, properties which includes Houses, Cars etc;
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of($13.6(Thirteen
Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one finance/security
company here in South Africa, and this money is the only thing that his
family did not know about among my Husband's sized properties, and
presently, this money is still with the Security Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months
due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my partial paralysis.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church/mosque
or better still a Christian/Moslem individual that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want a church/Mosque or individual that will use this to fund
churches/Mosque, orphanages, (WIDOWS) and propagating the word of God and to
ensure that the house of God is maintained. The good book said blessed is
the hand that griveth and I believe and held onto this word.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband's relatives are not good people and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be miss-used by evildoers. I don't want a
situation where by 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 bosom of our Lord.

If you will be of any assistance, I will surely appreciate and thank you for
your kindness in giving me this help, I am also willing to accept any
condition you may deem suitable for your effort. I want to assure you that
this transaction is real, safe as you are dealing with a responsible and
respected person like you.

However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with
me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as
matter of urgency send me an email or you contact my family financial
attorney Barr. George Martins , contact telephone number +27 83 722 6069 and
email address is martins_attorneys100@yahoo.com
Waiting for your urgent response.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,
Sister. Mary Mabongo.

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