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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: Zukhra Abdullaeva <s-wong@bol.com.br>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:58:01 -0300
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?ASSALAMU=E2=80=99ALAYKUM=21=21=21=21=21?=

 
 
ASSALAMU’ALAYKUM!!!!!


I am Mrs. Zukhra Abdullaeva, a widow to late Muhammad Musa former owner of Petroleum & Gas Company here in Ivory Cost West Africa. I am 53 years old, suffering from long time Cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 2 months according to my doctors.

This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I don't want you to pity me, but I need your assistance and trust. My late husband died early last year from Heart attack, and during the period of our Marriage we couldn't produce any child. I found your e-mail address in the web directory, and I have decided to contact you, but if for any reason you find this mail offensive, please you can ignore it and please accept my apology.

Before my late husband died he deposited the sum of Four million, Three Hundred Thousand United States dollars (USD$4.3 M illion) in a Security Company some years ago, that’s all I have left now, I need you to use this funds and distribute it by yourself to the charity’s, so that when I die my soul can rest in peace. I decided to donate this fund to an Imam or any faithful Islamic brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein. I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my Late Husbands to help the orphanages, widows, and propagating the good news of Allah and to endeavour that the Mosque of Allah is maintained and to help less privileged people in our Islamic World.

Pleas for more details you can use this information to contact me:
Names: Zukhra Abdullaeva
Adress: Rue De La Yamoussoukro L/G 152 Macory
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire


Mrs. Zukhra Abdullaeva.

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