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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. Gift Clement." <maryblair.customs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: giftclement100@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:31:25 +0800
Subject: Mrs. Gift Clement From Solomon Island.Urgent Reply Needed.

Mrs. Gift Clement From Solomon Island
Avenue 8450



Hello my dear,


This message might come to you as a suppressed. I am Mrs. Gift Clement from
Solomon Island.

I am married to Mr. Clement William from UK who worked in UK Embassy in
GUINEE for nine

years before he died in the year 2009.

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 Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which

the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of $4.5 Million

in a bank recently, my DOCTOR told me that I would not last for the next
Eight months due

to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund
to a church,

organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct

here in.

I want a Muslim or church, organization or good person that will use this
fund for

orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the
house of Allah/God

is maintained.

l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my

husband relatives are not good at all because they are the one that killed
my husband in

other to have all my late husband properties and I don't want my husband's
efforts to be

used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used
in badly way.

This is why I am taking this 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 the Lord. Exodus 14 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 health hence the 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. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the

Bank. I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the
present beneficiary

of this fund.

I want you and the Muslim or church or other organization to always pray
for me because the

almighty is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
Christian. Whoever

that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please
always be prayerful

all through your life. Please never disclose this covenant to anyone ok.

I will need the below information to enable me forward it to my bank so
that they will

contact you immediately:-


(1) Your complete names:

(2)Your house address:

(3).Company name if any.

(4).Private telephone number:

(5) Private fax number :

(6) Private email address:

(7) your brief profile

(9) Your bank account:

and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another
organization or good

person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated

herein.


Please do keep the confidential of this transaction for my funds security
reason otherwise

I will look for another person right? Once again, remember to always been
in your computer

because delay is not good for my health I can die any day so you should get
back to me as

to forward your information to my bank so that they will transfer these
funds before i die.

Please contact me with this Email:giftclement100@gmail.com or Send Fax to
646 513 2793



Thanks and Remain blessed.

Mrs. Gift Clement.

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