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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, Sandra David" <tony@pharaohlocksmiths.com>
Reply-To: davidmrssandra50@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 06:38:27 -0400
Subject: re





From,Mrs, Sandra David
Address: PO Box 11015, 50742
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dear Friend

I bring peace and love to you from God and our lord Jesus Christ. 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 right in the sight of God for eternal
life and in the sight of man for witness of God mercy and glory upon my
life.
Mrs, Sandra David the wife of Late Mrs, Sandra David from Malaysia, My
husband worked with the Central Bank Of Malaysia for ten years before he
died in the year 2005.We were married for twenty-seven years without a
child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death
I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which
the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of $8, millions with security comapny in spain

Presently, this money is with the security company in spain and the
security company just wrote me as the next of kin to come forward to sign
for the release of this fund only know to me and my late husband or rather
issue an authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot
come over.


Unfortunately, I'm in a hospital in Malaysia where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer. I have lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last
wish to see this money distributed to any charitable 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.


Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand and collect the money
from the security company. I want a person that is God fearing that 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 do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband
relatives are not good not even good at all because they are the one that
responsible for the death of my late husband in other to have all my late
husband properties and I dont want my husband's efforts to be used by those
that conspired for his death.

Please will you utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein ?
. I want you to take 35% of the total money for your personal use. And 5%
shall stand to settle any other expenses that may be incurred in the course
of executing the transaction, while the remaining 60% of the money will go
to charity people in the street without home, helping the orphanage and
less-privileged once.


I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly
manner. Hence is the reason for taking this bold 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 soundless voice and presence of my husband's relatives
around me always. So please kindly send me only E-mail here (
davidmrssandra50@gmail.com) because I don't want them to know about this
development. With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your response I shall give you the contact of my late
husband Attorney who is in Europe as he will be the one to assist you in
laying claims for this money. Your prompt reply will be appreciated. Thank
you.


Yours in Christ,
Mrs, Sandra David


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