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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: "Mrs. Mary Parker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsmaryparker01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:17:47 +0200
Subject: CALL FOR SERVE

Dear Beloved,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and glory upon my life.

I am Mrs. Mary Parker, the wife of Late Mr. Robert .B. parker, my husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for twenty years before he died in the year 2003. We were married for Fifteen years without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we both got born-again and as dedicated Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of GBP£25.5M (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Only) with a Bank in LONDON .

Presently, I am in a hospital in Kenya where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations anywhere in the World. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. I have wholeheartedly decided to donate the entirety of this fund to any sincere person for these purposes:

1: To set up a cancer centre to assist victims of it.
1: For the sick, less-privileged and destitute.
2: For the Widows and orphans.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank for its purposes. I want a person that is God-fearing who will use this money to fund churches, orphanages 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 don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husbands relatives are not Christians nor dedicated Moslems and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't 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 since I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. {Exodus14 VS 14} says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless voice and presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.

Beloved one, please send all replies to my private email: for safety and confidentiality purposes.
Yours Sister,
Mrs. Mary Parker.

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