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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Safinat Mohamed" <safinatmohamed@tiscali.at>
Reply-To: safinat_mohamed@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:42:04 +0000
Subject: ASSALAM AALAIKOOM,

ASSALAM AALAIKOOM,

I AM SAFINAT MOHAMMED .I AM MARRIED TO LATE KAZEEM MOHAMMED OF BLESSED MEMORY
WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN SINGAPORE AND KUWAIT FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE
DIED IN THE YEAR 2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.HE
DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS .BEFORE HIS DEATH
WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLIMS AN D SINCE HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE BEEN BATTLING
WITH BOTH CANCER ANDFIBROIDPROBLEMS.WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF $10,000,000,00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WITH A FINANCE
COMPANY INOVERSEA,

RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER
PROBLEM,THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROK SICKNESS AND HAVING KNOWN
MY CONDIRION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A MUSLIM ORGANIZATION
OR DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING
TO INSTRUCTHEREIN.

I WANT THIS MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY
TO FUND MOSQUES,ORPHANAGE ,WIDOWS AND ALSO PROPAGATION OF THE WORD OF ALLAH
AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLD S THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE HOLYQURAN.

THE HOLY QURAN EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH;S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGE
ME TO TAKE THE BOLD STEP, I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON;T HAVE ANY
CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NEW CHRISTAIN;S
CONVERTS AND I DON;T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN
UNHOLY MANNER,HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION .

I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND THE
MOST MERCIFUL,I DON; NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE
OF MY HEALTH ,BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND;S RELATIVES AROUND ME
ALWAYS..

I DON;T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, WITH ALLAH ALL THINGS

ARE POSSIBLE.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON THIS EMAIL:I SHALL GIVE
YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE FINANCE COMPANY AND THE COUNTRY IN OVERSEA
WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED.I WILL ALSO ISSURE A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO
THE FINANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZING THEM THAT THE FUND HAVE BEEN WILLED TO YOU
AND A COPY OF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WILL BE FORWARDE TO YOU.I WANT YOU AND
MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME,MY HAPPNESS IS THAT
I LIVED A TRUE DEVOTED MUSLIM WORTHY OF EMULATION,WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO
SERVE ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS.

PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY
WILL GIVE ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR A DEVOTED MUSLIM
FOR SAME PURPOSE.UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU,MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.

REGARDS.

MRS SAFINAT MOHAMED.


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