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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: h_fatima4@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 04:57:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?God=20bless=20you=2E?=

Hajia Fatima Machido.
37 Buitenkant Street
Cape Town,South Africa.
Private Email; private_fatima2005@yahoo.co.uk


RE: Donation for the less priveledged.

I,Hajia Fatima Machido.I am married to Alhaji Buba Machido from South Africa,he
died on February 2004 at Mecca,Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage.He
was one of the victims who died as a result of the stampede that took place
during the stone-throwing ritual.VIEW THIS

SITE;www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/02/01/story223.html

plaese contact me Here is my private E-mail private_fatima2005@yahoo.co.uk


When my husband was still alive he disclose to me a security holden Firm
where he deposited the sum of $6.Million(Six Million United State Dollars)in
Nigeria.Presently,this money is still with the Security firm and the management
just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the trunk box
of money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to somebody to receive
it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently,I'm undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer. I have since
lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few
months to live.It is my last wish to see this money distributed to Less
privelaged and other charity organizations. Because relatives and friends
have plundered so much of our wealth since my illness,I cannot live with
the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.Please,I
beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest
accrued from the company and distribute it accordingly.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund churches,orphanages
and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God
is maintained.
When I became a born again christian God opened my eyes to the book of Ecclesiastes
6,verses 1 & 2. Read this scripture and you will understand that there are
people in this world that God gave the grace to acquire wealth yet God did
not give them the grace to enjoy the wealth.I happened to fall into the
same category now it is the wish of God.When God revealed to me to use my
wealth to do his work.

I don't want any one know about this development even my husband's relatives.
With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the Finance/ Security Company in Nigeria.I will
also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary
of this fund from the court of law.Any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose. Please assure
me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to hearing from
you soon. Allah bless you

Yours faithfully,
Hajia Fatima Machido.












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