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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: Habibah Abdul-Qudoos <habibahabdullqudoos@gmail.com>
Reply-To: habibahabdulqudoos@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 03:47:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: from miss Habibah




How are you today?

 

   My 
name is Habibah Abdul-Qudoos  the
daughter of late Mr. Ibrahim Abdul-Qudoos 
from Sierra-Leone, I am 19 years old girl, I was born in SIERRA-LEONE ,
and I school in Liberia but I couldn't finish my education because of the
things of the world, I have no brother nor sister. My father was former
Director of finance Sierra-Leone diamond, Gold and Mining Corporation he was
also one of the member of nationalistic parliament and minister of transport in
Free Town the economic capital of Sierra Leone before his untimely death after
his business trip from Tunisia.

 

   My father got an accident with my mother of
which my mother died instantly but my father died five days after in a private
hospital in our country. On that faithful afternoon I didn’t know that my
father was going to leave me after I had earlier lost my mother, but before he
gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die.

 

   My father, oh my GOD (may his soul rest in
perfect peace) before he died he called me and told me that he deposited the
sum of Nine Million, United State Dollars. USD ($9,000.000.00) left in fixed /
suspense account in one of the prime bank 
in Abidjan the economic capital of Coted'Ivoire,  that the money was meant for his diamond and
Gold company he wanted to establish in Tunisia, according to my father he
deposited the money in suspense account using my name as the next of kin. He
instructed me to seek for a reliable and trust worthy business partner for my
life time investment abroad. Now I have succeeded in locating the deposit
documents and the bank where the money was deposited in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire.
I have spoken with the bank management they requested me to appoint a
representative on my behalf as trustee that there will not be any problem on
the process of the transfer of the fund to any country of my choice as far as
every needed legal documents that will legalize the transfer process of the
money abroad will be secured in your name as the beneficial receiver of the
money.

 

   I want you to help me because my  uncle has seized all my late father's
properties of which he want me to provide every other documents related to my
late father's bank deposit I refused. 
Now my life is in a very big danger, for this reason I have to look for
my safety and security pending my coming over to meet you immediately after the
transfer of the fund into your account. I am now in Abidjan where the money was
deposited and I am hiding my self in an hotel because my uncle is going around
Cote D'ivoire looking for me to collect all the documents that covers this
money, note that my father told me that I should not give it to any body or
show it to any body but it should be the person that I trust who will help me
to retrieve the money. please this is a little secrete and I plead with you to
keep it to yourself alone until everything is properly arranged and executed
then I will come over to join you in your country.

 

   I seek your assistance in the following ways

 

"I want you to
provide a bank account as the new beneficiary where this money can be
transferred into and make arrangements for me to come over to your country
after the successful transfer of this money to your account, to come and
further my education and also help me invest this money in a profitable
business since I am only 19yrs of age and do not know much about business. And
also help me sponsor the transfer of this money into your nominated bank
account""

 

     I believe knowing you was through divine
intervention, I humbly ask that you take due consideration and promise me that
you will always stand by me even after receiving the money in your account.
Promise me that you will keep this proposal secret and Confidential until this
money is successfully transferred into your bank account as the new
beneficiary, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total fund if only you can
help me, I am contacting you now based on confidence and trust I have for you
to assist me in this timely project and I wait your sincere and genuine
considerations to this proposal to enable me give you further information
regarding this Fund and the arrangement.

 

 I am sorry for reaching you so urgently
without prior knowledge of each other. But this is due to the urgency in my
motive to secure a trusted partner who can assist me in this very confidential
transaction, I wait urgent answer of your ability to handle this for me.

 

Best Regards

From Miss Habibah
Abdul-Qudoos.


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