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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: Olivia Walter <georgejohnson071@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oliviawalter033@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:58:34 -0800
Subject: Re: IF GODS SAYS YES NO ONE CAN SAY NO!!


My Dear,

I am very sure you can make a lot of difference by replying to my mail ,
become good friends with our Lord Jesus Christ and see that with greater
power comes greater responsibility . You can make a lot of changes in the
life of others with this great offer from the Lord through me to you , most
especially the poor, heated , and the less privileged. Firstly , I think I
would start all with a proper introduction of myself .

I am Mrs.Olivia Walter , A widow to Late Walter . I am 58 years old ,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast . From all indications , my
condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I may not
live more than two months according to my doctor , because the stage at
which my cancer is (Level 3) , it is so critical and also to a very severe
stage.

My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than 2 months
and I am so scared about it. My late husband and i both grew up in a
motherless home in Australia we got married and we travel to the United
Kingdom for our wedding and we decided to stay back there simply because it
is a lovely place to stay and we were given a permanent stay after so many
years of stay and also we have no child of our own due to one problem and
the other ,Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside
my matrimonial home which the Bible is against even though i wish i had .
It is late now you know , and age is no longer on my side.but i still
believe the lord will send me someone that will make me smile which is you
because the bible says in the book of

Psalms 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live, and let
me not be ashamed of my hope.
Psalms 138: 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive
me......
Psalms 145:18Psalms 57: 7 My heart is fixed. O God my heart is fixed, I
will sing & give praise
Psalm 51: 17 The sacrifices of God are broken spirit, a broken & contrite
heart, O God thou will not despise.
Psalms 41: 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor, the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble.

Two of my favorite verses: Philippians 2:27: For indeed he was sick nigh
unto death, but God had mercy on him & that on him only, but on me
also,lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.( I always say this in my mind )

So, I now decide to give all of my wealth, by contributing to the
development of the motherless baby homes,less privileges, needy, poor,
charity homes,widows and Cancer patients too in your country and I just
want you to forget about the distance between me and you. I am willing to
donate the sum of $5.000,000.00, US dollars which is still the major
inheritance i have left. I wish you could be someone who I could trust with
all my heart,to make this wish of mine come true despite my prayers over
you before I get to contact you.

I really need you to use the funds to help the poor which is very essential
and also the widow and cancer patient as me. I know this is hard, but you
should keep this saying in your heart , I am like Moses in the Bible . He
came to the Red Sea and Pharaoh behind him and had no way to turn but God
delivered him all by a miraculous deliverance . It will be a miracle from
God to be able to help all the dear people God has laid on our hearts, as
you have been laid on my heart to do is will.

This is why with God in my heart I contact you and I want you to contact me
so we can be in contact with all the poor souls out there. Give new lives ,
hopes and days . I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without
Christ is vanity and I hope you will agree with this also. I will be
praying hard that Satan will not stop this effort . Do contact me and I
will tell you more of what you wish to know . Note that the Lord has a
great reason for me contacting you and I will be very grateful if you will
heed to the call of the Lord by replying to me back.

I look forward to your prompt response to my direct email address:
oliviawalter033@gmail.com

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*Yours faithfully,*

*Hope for the missionary and the poor.*
*Mother *
*Mrs.Olivia Walter*

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