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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.Gambhiri Amish Zohar" <gamazohar@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gamazohar@usa.com
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:26:04 +0100
Subject: Help Needed.

33, Munro Street,
Coburg,Victoria 3058,
Melbourne,Australia


I am former Mrs. Gambhiri Amish Zohar, 59 years of age. I have been diagnosed with esophageal Cancer which was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical experts. I am the Wife of late Reejev Amish Zohar one of the victims of the September 11 attack. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though my husband was very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this, as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

Now that I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends and Schools in Australia. I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations here in Australia, United Arab Emirates, Monrovia, London and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more as I still have some funds left with Financial Firm Abroad Europe.

My relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness begun, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them anymore, as they tend to keep these funds to their selves. Please, I beg you help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the company and distributes it accordingly.

I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my time to come. I pray that you support and assist me with good heart.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish and also I will be contacting with you by email as I don’t want anybody to know because they are always around me. Do endeavor to send your phone as well as your fax for easy communication.

Yours truly,

Mrs.Gambhiri Amish Zohar.


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