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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Nancy Jacobs <nanc4jcbs@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 17:11:20 +0100
Subject: Grace and Peace of the LORD be with you.

Dearest in Christ,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had
previous correspondences on this. I got your email address through the
assistance of Microsoft church directory system.

I hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I repose in you. In
brief
introduction I am Mrs Nancy Jacobs, from Saudi Arabia. I am married to late
Mr Daniel Jacobs,Who worked with Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ivory Coast for
Twenty years before he died in the year 2008,after a brief illness that
lasted for only five days.

We were married for Eighteen years without a child. Before the untimely
death of my husband, we were both born again Christians. Since after 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 kept the sum of (US$4,000,000 M)(Four
Million Dollar) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan
Cote d'Ivoire in Africa, and this money is still in the bank.

Recently, following my ill health, Doctors have told me of my detoriating
ill health due to my cancer problem. Having known my condition, I decided
to donate this fund to a Christian organization (Church) or believer in
Christ who will utilize this money the way

I am going to instruct herein, according to the desire of my late husband
before his death.

I want this fund to be used in Christian Activities like, Orphanages,
Christian schools, and Churches for propagating the word of God and to
endeavour 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 husband relatives are still muslems 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 an ungodly 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
in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. I will also give you the document that will prove
that you the present beneficiary of this fund.

I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shephard.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. Contact me on this e-mail
address ( nancjacobs@hotmail.com) any delay in your reply might be a
reason for me to contact another believer or Church for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ

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