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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?omar=20jassim?= <mromarjassim11@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: omarjassim10@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 00:44:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Friend.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mromarjassim11@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend.


I am, Omar Jassim A merchant in Dubai, United Arab


Emirate (UAE). I

Have been diagnosed with Cancer, which was


discovered very late, due

To my laxity in caring for my health. It has


defiled all forms of

Medicine; Rightnow I have only about a few months


to live, according


to My Medical Doctor. I have not particulalylived


my life so well, as I

Never really cared for myself but the Oil


business. Though I am very

Rich, I was Never generous, I only focused on my


business, as that was

the only Thing I Cared for. But now I regret all


this, as I now know

that there is more To life than just wanting to


have or make all the

money in the world.


I believe when Allah gives me a second chance and


heal me I

would live My life a different way from how I have


lived it. I have

sowed a seed For my healing I have willed and


given most of my

properties and assets To my immediate and extended


family members and

as well as a few close Friends. i want Allah to be


merciful to me and

accept my soul and so, I Have decided to give arms


to charity

organizations and give succor and Comfort to the


less privileged of the

Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina Victims,


As I want this to be one of the last good deeds I


do on earth so far,

By Distributed some of this money to some charity


organizations in

India. Now that my Health has deteriorated so


badly, I cannot do this

my self anymore. I once asked members of my family


to close one of my


accounts in SaudiBank and distribute the money,


which I have there to

charity organization And to the less privileged in


Bulgaria and Sudan.

They cashed the money But kept it only to


themselves. Hence I do not

trust them anymore,as They Seem not to be


contended with what I have

left for them


already. The Last of my money, which no one knows


of, is the huge cash

deposit of Twenty-Two Million United States


Dollars (US$ 22 Million)

that I have in the Vault of The Security Company


in Europe as family

valuable since the year 2003 for Safekeeping. I


want you to collect

this deposit on my behalf and Disburse it To the


Tsunami Earthquake

victims in Asia

for the less privileged. Please send me a mail to


indicate your

wiliness to assist in

this Disbursement. I will set aside 10% for you


for your time and

efforts.


feel free to send to me the following


informations:

FULL NAMES

CONTACT INFORMATION

AGE

MARITAL STATUS

SEX

OCCUPATION

TEL/FAX NUMBERS


to enable me to ,make an application to the


security company to make

you the new beneficiary of my fund,I will also


plead to you to always

pray for me because only Allah Heals.


Please kindly send your reply to this Email

(omarjassim20@teenmail.co.za)


Regards

Omar Jassim.



- omar jassim


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