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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: "SHADAK SHARI" <info@shadakshari.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:42:17 +0100
Subject: YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION.

From:Shadak Shari
Return Email:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph

YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION.

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains so i decided to contact you through this medium .

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.My name is SHADAK SHARI, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with prostate and esophageal Cancer that 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 have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business.

Though I am 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. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. 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 the UAE. 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 in the U.A.E,London and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and !
donate the money, which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which is the huge cash deposit that I have with Financial Firm Abroad .I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let them know that it is I SHADAK SHARI that is making this generous donation.

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

God be with you.
shadak shari.
Return Email:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I dont want anything that will Jeopadize my last wish. and AlsoI will be contacting with you by email as I dont want anybody to know cos they are always around me.Do endavour to send your phone as well as your fax for easy communication.

Please kindly send your reply to:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph




De:Shadak Shari
Email De retour:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph

VOTRE CONSID?ATION AIMABLE.

Cette lettre peut venir ?ous comme surprise ?nt donn?ui nous d?ni pourtant r?i. Je dois dire que je n'ai aucune intention de ne vous causer aucune douleur ainsi j'ai d?d?e vous contacter par ce milieu.

Car vous lisez ceci, je ne veux pas que vous vous sentiez d?l?our moi, parce que, je crois chacun mourra someday.My nomm?st SHADAK SHARI,un n?ciant ?uba?aux EAU. J'ai ? diagnostiqu?vec la prostate et le Cancer oesophagien qui ?it d???en retard d?uvert ?on laxisme en s'inqui?nt de ma sant?Elle a d?l?oute la forme de m?cine et en ce moment, j'ai seulement au sujet de quelques mois ?ivre selon les experts m?caux.
Le d?ni I en particulier a tellement bien v? ma vie, car je me suis jamais vraiment inqui? de n'importe qui non ?l moi-m? mais mes affaires.

Bien que je sois tr?riche, je n'?is jamais g?reux, j'?is toujours hostile pour peuple et me concentrer seulement sur mes affaires comme c'?it la seule chose que je me suis inqui?e de. Mais maintenant je regrette tout ceci pendant que je sais maintenant qu'il y a plus ?a vie que juste voulant avoir ou faire tout l'argent dans le monde. Je crois quand Dieu me donne une deuxi? chance de venir ?e monde que je vivrais ma vie un chemin diff?nt de la fa? dont j'ai v? il. Maintenant que je sais mon temps est pr? j'ai voulu et ai donn?a plupart de mes propri?s et capitaux ?es membres de famille ?ndu imm?at et et aussi bien que quelques uns ?oitement des amis et des ?les aux EAU. J'ai d?d?e donner l'aum??aux organismes de charit?car je veux que ceci soit l'un des derniers bons contrats que je fais sur terre. Jusqu'ici, j'ai distribu?l'argent ?uelques organismes de charit?ux EAU, ?ondres et en Irlande. Mainte!
nant que ma sant? d?rior?ellement mal, je ne peux faire cet mon art de l'auto-portrait plus. Les membres I une fois demand?de ma famille pour cl??er un de mes comptes et pour donner l'argent, que j'ai l? l'organisation de charit?n Bulgarie, elles ont refus?t ont gard?'argent ?lles-m?s. Par cons?ent, je ne leur fais plus confiance, car elles semblent ne pas ?e faites face ?e que j'ai laiss?our elles. Le bout de mon argent qui est le paiement en esp?s ?rme que j'ai avec l'I financier de soci? ?'?anger voudra que vous m'aidiez ?assembler ce d?t et exp??ui aux organismes de charit?t les a faits savoir que c'est moi SHADAK SHARI qui fait cette donation g?reuse.

J'?is ceci ?artir de mon ordinateur portable dans mon lit d'h??al o??attends mon heure de venir. Je prie que Dieu vous emploie pour me soutenir et aider avec le bon coeur

Dieu soit avec vous.
SHADAK SHARI.
Email De retour:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph

NOTA: : J'appr?erai votre plus grande confidentialit?ans cette mati? jusqu'?e que le charger soit accompli car je ne veux rien qui Jeopadize mon dernier souhait et AlsoI entrera en contact avec vous par l'email car je ne veux pas que quiconque connaisse cos qu'ils sont toujours autour de l'endavour de me.Do pour envoyer votre t?phone aussi bien que votre fax pour la communication facile.

Veuillez envoyer avec bont?otre r?nse:shadak1960@yahoo.com.ph




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