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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: muslimlady@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 04:00:39 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?As=20Salaam=20Alaiykum?=

As Salaam Alaiykum,
In the name of Allah the Beneficent,the Merciful,the Master of the day of
Judgement I greet you my brother and sister in the faith .

I am formally Mrs Luz Tarboda, but now Fatima,person from Colombia undergoing
medical treatment. I was married to Dr. Castillo Tarboda who was a drug
baron and gun runner supplying arms and ammunition to warring factions all
over the world before he died in the year 2004. I and my late husband were
born into a strong and devoted christian family. My husband met our creator
and the meciful one Almigthy Allah when he was having a business deal with
one of his partners from U.A.E and from the day he was given the Islamic
bath(Tawheed) his name changed to Al Ahli Hassan Usman.My husband also converted
me to Islam and my name changed to Fatima. I believe that God changes people
and God changes things.


On 10th Feburary 2004 my husband and his business partner took a flight
from kish to sharjah and they flew kish airline.They had a plane crash and
my husband and his very good friend lost thier lives .The airline was under
the management of one Mr Shabab Attarzadeh who was later sacked after this
incidence.I had to return to my home town in Colombia and i am now left
with my relatives to take care of me.Owing to the fact that my relatives
knows i have converted to islam,they have left me to suffer in pain.What
disturbs me most is stroke that i have.I have developed paralyses from my
waist region downward.

Before my husband died, he kept in the house the sum of $5.6m (Five million,
Six hundred thousand United States Dollars cash) which he was to use to
buy ammunition.Immediately after his death, I hid the money away from my
husband's relatives who have already taken possession of his properties
and wealth.

Having known my condition I have decided to donate this fund to a mosque,or
an islamic organisation or better still a muslim faithful that will utilize
this funds for the enhancement and propagation of the word of Almigthy Allah.My
main aim of doing this is for the propagation and upholding of the message
of prophet muhammad(peace be upon Him).I want this funds to be used for
Zakah and for helping the poor,propagating Islam,assisting less priviledged
ones to Hajj and performing pilgrimage.Also build houses of Worships.

I have concluded arrangements with a senior diplomat in one of the embassies
here whom my late husband helped a lot when he was alive. The diplomat will
help me move the consignment containing the cash to Europe next week where
he will deposit it with a Vault/ Security Company for safe keeping. However,
the diplomat does not know that the consignment contains money.I have told
him that the consignment contains my late husband's private documents and
some valuables.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and as a part of restitution for the attrocities of my husband which
I tacitly supported. I don't want a situation where this money will be used
in an ungodly manner as I had experienced when I entrusted some money to
relatives and close associates,hence the reason for taking this decision.
Moreover, I know that I am going to die soon.

If you consider yourself adequately equipped morally and spiritually for
this mission, please send me a breif memo of how you intend to use the funds
and I will give you further directives on what to do to claim the funds.


Allah didnt send Muhammad(peace be upon him)to one particular tribe,but
to mankind at large. Surah #2.254 "Allah commands His slaves to spend out
of what He has provided them in His way,in charity that they may accumulate
their reward with their lord and proprietor. It is for this reason they
should hasten up to do in this world before the Day of Resurrection in which
neither bargaining nor friendship nor intercession shall avail. No one can
bail himself out or can he ransom himself even if he spent,for that purpose,and
earth load of gold.Nor can kinship avail him.(#23.101)

All praise is due to Allah Who brought everything into existence and may
the peace and blessing of Allah be upon our noble Prophet Mohammad(peace
be upon him) and His virtous adorers till the day of Judgement.

May Allah bless you as you respond to this call.
Ma-Salam,
Fatima Usman.







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