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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: "AISHA GEORGE" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:41:47 +0300
Subject: ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHARITY.


MRS BARIKA AISHA GEORGE,
Dear beloved,

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHARITY. I am the above named person. I am married to Dr. Johnson George a Scottish contractor based here in Iraq my late husband worked in Iraq for nine years before he died with our two daughters in a suicide bomb attack that left me disfigure that I cant be able to hear nor walk, I have been in pains in a local poorly equipped hospital in Erbil Iraq.

We were married for seven years .When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $7.5 Million (seven Million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars).in bank due to the war in Iraq then, this money is still under the safe keeping of the Reserve Bank, recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next SEVEN months due to pains and poor medication.

Though what disturbs me most is my partial stroke. Having known my condition, I have decided to donate this fund to church, organization or better a sincere individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. i want the fund to used for orphanages and widows propagating, also for the treatment of Aids and reduction of poverty in Africa ,Asia, South America etc.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not honest people and have been against him married to an Iraqi woman and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by wicked person. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an illegal manner. Hence the reasons for taking this bold decision. I don't want them to know about this development. As soon as I receive your reply I forward your personal information to the Bank so that they will contact you as the legal owner of this fund before transferring the fund into your nominated Bank Account in your country.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me, Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a honest individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible. get back to me with my privet email address (aishageorge@live.co.uk).

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Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours Sincerely
MRS BARIKA AISHA GEORGE
aishageorge@live.co.uk

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