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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: Nadia Thompson <ro2210tthompson@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Nadia Thompson <nadiathom1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:03:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation From Mrs Nadia Thompson


>From Mrs Nadia
Thompson,

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am  Mrs Nadia Thompson from Republic of
Kuwait. I am married to Mr Thompson Micheal. who worked with Kuwait embassy in
for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We were married for eleven
years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
fourteen days. Before his death we were both born again christian and he was
posted to Abidjan Cote D Ivoire and he took me along.

Since his
death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home
which the word of God is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of US$8million dollars in a (Finance and Storrage Company) while we
were in Cote d'ivoire . Presently, this money is still in the Company in Cote
d'ivo ire and I don't want to leave it there because of my illness. Recently,
my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to
cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to a charity organization that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want an organization that will use this fund for
orphanages, school and church, widows, propagating the word of God and to
endeavor 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 not
Christians 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 deat 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 Company in Cote d'ivoire to enble you contact them and ask them on how to
retreave the money from their Company and deliver it to you in your
Country..

I will also issue you a power of attorney and letter
of authorization that will prove 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.

please get back to me as soon
as you receive this massage so that i will give you the Contact of the
Company. delay in your reply will not give me room in sourcing another person
or church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your
reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in
Christ,

Sister Nadia
Thompson

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