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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 Alimayaya Abdul" <alimayayaabdul@box.az> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:20:43 +0400
Subject: Mrs Alimayaya Abdul


Dear Sir,
Good day to you and your lovely family. Permit me Sir, to introduce
myself to you since we have not known or met each other before.I am Mrs
Alimayaya Abdul ,aged twenty Nine and wife of the late medical director
of Tareeq Memorial Hospital,Darfur,Sudan who was shot and killed by the
rebel soldiers during the past Darfur crisis while performing a surgical
operation on a wounded Government soldier just to save his life.
I got your contact during my intensive search for a reliable and
trustworthy foreign partner to help me and my two daughters aged nine
and eleven secure the remaining assets of my late husband.Before his
death,my husband made a cash deposit of Eight Million American Dollars
to an U.A E. Bank because he was planning to set up a medical center in
Dubai due to the insecurity situation in our Country,Sudan.But the
wicked world did not permit him to fulfil his dreams.
Since after his death,life has been extremely difficult for me and my
two kids.The hospital was burnt,all the hospital equipment including our
residencial home and vehicles were all destroyed by the rebels.So my
reason for writing you is to assist us relocate to your Country, too
make urgent arrengements to transfer this money deposited in a bank in
Dubai and invest it in a profitable venture in your Country so that my
children will fulfil my husband's dreams of obtaining good and
qualitative education.Please do not take it that I am a burden to your
family.Let it be that you are helping a widow in need.
To acheive this and to move forward in this transaction,kindly arrenge
for a bank account where this money will be transfered in your Country,since
the situation in Sudan is still fearful due to the security situation.Note
that any expenses incured by you in the process of this transaction
will be deducted and re-embursed to you when the money is finally paid
into your nominated bank account.I have also set aside 20% of this sum
for your assistance.
Reach me through my email address ''alimayayaabdul@box.az'' as soon
as possible.Kindly give me and my daughters hope and attention please.Hoping
to hear from you soon.
Thank You and God bless you as you render support to us.
Yours faithfully,



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