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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: "Mrs Amina Salah" <surf@katorga.ru>
Reply-To: salahamina@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:39:48 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend

Dear Beloved Friend

Good day I pray that the good lord with protect you and your house hold and you will never see shame and none of your relation will suffer the same ordeal like me in Jesus name.

I sent you e mail past one month but you did not get back to me I am sending this reminder to you after waiting for your response for more than two months without success, I hope all is well with you .

Please do not feel embarrassed or surprised reading from me due to the fact that we have not met one on one for the first time or known each other before now ,I got in contact with you by divine revelation and after I prayed to God for divine direction..

My name is Mrs Amina Jenny Salah a citizen of the United Kingdom married to Late Denis Salah also a Briton and a Petroleum Engineer of high repute we lived in Nigeria for many years due to oil contracts my late husband won with the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation and other oil companies including Shell Oil and Agip oil company ,unfortunately he died in a ghastly motor accident without leaving any word for me it was honestly a very painful experience.


While we lived together we never had any child before he died.
My greatest problem and challenge and why I contacted you is that ever since my husband died in 2015 the General Manager of my late husband investments a Nigerian who is now in charge of his business has converted all my late husband's business and estates to himself and has vowed that I must not live he wants me dead by all means . He has sold my late husband's estate and have severally sent assassins to kill me but my God saved me so I ran back to London .


What was now left for me is the sum of US10 Million dollars which my late husband WILLED to me which is deposited with a bank in Nigeria. Currently I am confined to my bed in a hospital in London after I moved back to London due to Cancer of the breast I developed one year after the death of my husband , my life is so miserable.


The bank where this funds is deposited has served me notice to come forward and claim it since the period of maturity of the deposit is due or transfer ownership legally to any trusted person to stand in for me that was why I sincerely contacted you since I have no child to stand in as the heir and claim it.


I want you to invest this funds as soon as you claim it into charity foundation in my name for the needy in your country ,please help as my health is so bad and the doctors are saying I may not live long fro m this day if this funds is not moved out the government of Nigeria will confiscate it.

Kindly consider my plight and what this funds is meant for and get back to me for more details with
your full names, ---
contact address, ----
telephone number, ----
age and occupation. ----

I need to invest in favor of the needy you will be the one to manage this funds.

If you need any further clarifications kindly let me know but one thing I assure you is your security is guaranteed now and after the transaction have been concluded.


Please respond only through my alternative e mail which is salahamina@aol.com


Mrs Amina Salah
You can also send it to the e mail of my nurse below
janet_walters8@aol.com

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