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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348025146320 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • john4god008@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john okoye <johnokoye104@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <john4god008@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:01:25 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved in Christ


BARRISTER JOHN OKOYE & ASSOCIATE.PLOT 205 KARIMU IKOTON AV.APAPA.LAGOS NIGERIATel: 234-802-514-6320.Private email address: john4god008@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Beloved in Christ,I am Barrister John Okoye, the legal adviser to late Mr.and Mrs.William Scott who died in the plane Crash in Kano, EAS Airlines plane Crash It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, knowing the truth and the truth have set me free.Having known the truth,I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God?s mercy and glory upon my life. I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you, having seen your contact from the Internet. I am Barrister John Okoye, the legal adviser to late Mr.and Mrs. William Scott, a British couple that lived in my Country Nigeria for 25 years before they both died in the plane crash late last year. These couples were good Christians, they so dedicated to God but they had no child till they died. Throughout their stay in my country, they acquired a lot of properties like lands, house properties, etc.As their legal adviser, before their death, the husband Mr. William Scott instructed me to write his WILL. Because they had no child, they dedicated their wealth to God.
According to the WILL, the properties have to be sold and the money be given out to a ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the properties were in my care. He gave me the authority to sell the roperties and give out the fund to the Ministries for the work of God.In short, I sold all the properties after their death, as instructed by Mr. William Scott before his death. And as matter of fact, after I sold all their properties, I realized more than $12,400,000.00 (Twelve point four million US dollars plus), and what supposed to be the percentage interest of my right legal fee was firstly deducted by me out of the total amount realized from the sold properties, this was base on the initial agreement between me and the owner of the properties before his death.Therefore the total amount left to be invested into God's work as instructed by the owner,is $12,400,000.00 (Twelve point four million US dollars) only.But Instead of giving the main fund out for the work of God as instructed to me by the owner before his death.I converted the fund to myself with the intention of investing the fund abroad for my personal use. I was afraid of putting the fund in the Bank, because I have to give account to the bank on how I got the money.I then packaged the fund in consignments and deposited the consignments I had encounter with Christ when Pastor T D Jakes was preaching on television concerning Ananias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. After hearing the word of God, I gave my life to Christ and became a born again Christian. As a born again Christian,I started reading my bible and one day, the Lord opened my eyes to Ezekiel 33:18 and 19 where the word of God says: "When the righteous truth from his righteousness, and committee iniquity, he shall even die thereby.But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby". From the scripture, Idiscovered that the only way I could have peace in my life is to do what is lawful and right by giving out the fund as instructed for the work of God by the owner before his death.I have asked God for forgiveness and I know that God have forgiven me.But I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as instructed by the owner before his death.After my fasting and prayers, I asked God to make his choice and direct me to a honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the Internet as I was browsing through a Christian site, and as a matter of fact, it is not only you or your ministry that I picked on the Christian site initially, but after my fervent prayer over it, then you were nominated to me through divine revelation from God, so these are how I received such a divine revelation from the Lord, how I got your contact information, and I then decided to contact you for the fund to be used wisely for things that will glorify the name of God.I have notified the Security Company where I deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad and the security company has since been waiting for my authority for the consignment to leave my country and move to abroad.So if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things that will glorify God's name, then do contact me back first through this my Address: john4god008@yahoo.com.hk You should also forward to me your telephone and fax number for easy communication and to fax you the documents concerning the consignments.Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.Please my dear beloved in christ kindly reply me on this my private email address:john4god008@yahoo.com.hk so that I will get back
to you as soon as possible Thanks you very much for your understanding and for the Goodness of our Lord Jesus christ.
Yours in Christ.Barrister John Okoye.
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