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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: "gamal kassim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <galkasm@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:21:43 +0200
Subject: THANK YOU.

Hello my dearest good day,
this mesage may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met or even known eachother before I have
to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains so I decided to contact you through this medium.As you read this,
I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because,I believe everyone will die someday.My name is Mr.Kassim Gamal,a 58years
old man and a gold merchant in Dubai and in the UAE.Firstly l have to confess that l was a secret gay,due to the part of the
world l come from as it is a ticket to authomatic death if it is exposed but l have not stop to support the gay and lesbian
right movement as it is not any bodys fault to be born that way.
I have been recently diagnosed of Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,that was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring
for my health.It has defiled all forms of medicine and right now,I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts.I have not particularly lived my life so well,after my wife and son died in a fatal car accident,and since then
I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business.Though I am very rich,I was never generous, I was
always hostile to people and only focus 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 and make all the money in the world."Vanity upon
vanity they say allis vanity".If l have a second chance to come to this life again, I would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it.
Now that I know my time is near,I have no other choice than to will and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate
and extended family members and as well as a few close friends and Schools in the united arab emirates.I also decided to
give to charity,as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.So far, I have distributed money to some
charity organizations in the UAE,England and Ireland,but now that my health has deteriorated so badly,I can not do this my self
any more.I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts in Switzerland and donate the money, which I
have there to charity organization in Haiti and Bulgaria they refused and kept the money to themselves.Hence,I do
not trust them anymore,as they seem not to be contemted with what I have given and left behind for them.The last of my money
which is the huge cash that I deposit in a Finance and security company in Italy where I normally used to buy my mechandize and
do business to the UAE,is what I want your humble assistance for,to help me to collect my deposit and dispatch to charity
organizations and if you have the opportunity use part for the promotion of gay and lesbian right movement if you can.You can as
well if you have the time and means start one such charity organization with this fund if you can not just give all to charity.
I am writing this message from my lap top computer in my hospital bed in a town name Cremona in italy,where I normally buy
merchandize and do bisniness to my country and presently under going treatments under palliative care as I wait for my time to
come.Please If you are interested and can do this for me,l will give you more information about this.Like the amount that l
deposited in the finance house(bank)and the contact so that you can contact them for the release of my deposite to you care
as my next of kin.
Please note that l have set aside 15% out of the funds for you for assiting me do this great and wonderful work,5% in case of any
expenses,if none please do add it to the money meant for charity and you will give or use the balance of 80% or 85% goes to
charity.This is my dying wish.I pray that God use you to support and assist me with good heart.If you can help please respond
back to me on my email; mrkassimgamal48@aol.com thank you in anticipation and God be with you and the rest of your family.
Your beloved,MR.GAMAL KASSIM.

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