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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Bishop Howells Lamas <howell.lamas@btopenworld.com>
Reply-To: bishophowells@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:23:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: You are the Chosen one by God


Bishop Howells Lamas  .
The Catholic  Church Fellowship ;
101  Surulere  Avenue,
05 Bp 67  Cotonou
Benin Republic.
 
Blessed One ,
 
You are the Chosen one by God


God has Given me a prophetic ministry to release people into their Devine Destiny .I have observed in several occassions things working out for good as people obeyed the instruction given to them from the Word of God
The spirit of God  is upon  me  for he hath annointed  me to preach  the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to preach deliverance  to the captives . You  will surely  Confirm this shortly from now pending your positive response .
 
This Message is  in respect  to a Lebanese  Citizen Mr Michael   Y  Akim , a  Vehicle dealer/ Gold  Dealer as well   here in Cotonou Benin Republic, who Invested the sum of US$  9,000.000.00 (Nine  Million USD) in a Finance Firm  in Cotonou Benin  here ,
 
Unfortunately, he died in the  plane crash here in Cotonou which happened on  the 26th day of December 2003 at Benin Internartional  airport, Including his  wife  all died in that crash.
You can go through the below  websites  for more information on this message .
 
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3348445.stm
 
We now request your co-operation  to claim this fund to be distributed to the Needy/ poor / Mosques and Churches  in your country, as all efforts made both at the Church here and his Fellow  Lebanese  Citizens to locate his Relatives did not work out. I used to pray for him  and his wife when they  were  alive  and they  were  highly committed to God. Honestly .

He was Very Strong in the Lord. Part of this Us$9M will also be used for Investment in your country  for the poor people, Under your care and Supervision. He worshipped with us Strongly  at the    Church  here in cotonou and as a result we developed  Profound Family relationships. Most of his belongings, were left with us for safe keep , among them, all  his Business registration papers.
 
Now that we cannot locate any of his relation, God revealed to us after Fervent Prayers and Fasting  that  this Money, US$ 9M  MUST   be distributed to Charitable homes any where  in the world BUT MUST NEVER BE IN BENIN REPUBLIC  ( I.e  to , Widows ,Motherless babies homes  etc ). We are presently   looking for a trust worthy person or persons  who will   claim this fund and distribute it to charitable homes as indicated . Do not Regard this as Just an Ordinary Internet Message please because the Contents  are  Directly from above . It is out of   devine Revelation from above  to have this done  for more  Blessings to  the  poor people   and less privilledged/ their welfare through you  . He is Compassionate to his children thats why he is a Faithful God .
 
You can contact me directly by Means of Telephone Call / E-mail, but be sure when this fund finally gets to you, you must use it  accordingly as indicated here in this message.
 
 
Send me your (1)Phone Numbers,  2)Your receiving address,  3)Copy of your identification,  4) Your Full names,  5)Your bank receiving information for fund  transfer to you ,  send all   to my email address as;
 
(bishophowells@yahoo.cn)  then give me a phone call in confirmation. If you are honest enough  to undertake this Honest project  , Do Let me know Immediately  and you must witness the goodness of the Lord in your life and entire generation. Immediately this fund is received by you, I will pay a visit to your country    for evangelism.
 
 While we remain for you in fervent Prayers which can crush every obstacle in one's life.  Being  a Bishop,  I cannot come up for a  for a claim but will give you all the required Support to see to your claim a success since
 you would be using this fund for the less Privileged in Your Country as indicated.  NO RISK AT ALL. Give this Message due consideration and see the Good and able hand work of God into your life .
 
Be  sure you are Honest before coming to me  for this purpose. Be Blessed  as  you come to me   Honestly by return email/ phone calls  .  Do not attach any error to this message please, it is not ordinary. God Knows why he choose you . Your Immediate response is required  as  you receive this message .
 
Bishop Howells Lamas .
 + PHD, RS, Dip TH.   +
           
God is not  a man that he should lie  neither the son of man that he should repent;  hath  he said, and  shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken , and shall  he  not make it good ; nahum 23 ;19. Yea I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass, I have purposed it, I will also do it.
He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry  and will save them Psalm 145. 18 - 19."

NOTE:: Please if you willing to do Our Lord's reply to This email address (bishophowells@yahoo.cn). This Email address is been accessed by everyone in the P.C. C.


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