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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: "ABDUL RAHAM" <mrrahamabdul105@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rahamabdul208@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:39:13 +0000
Subject: Sabaah Al-khayr

From: Abdul Raham,

Sabaah Al-khayr.


I am Mr. Abdul Raham,i am 53years old. Am a citizen of Saudi Arabia, but i
am resident in Cayman
island. I was born an orphan in 1952. I have no father or mother, and i have
no relatives. I struggled and Worked Hard and Almighty Allah blessed me
abundantly with riches. I used to be a dealer in gold, diamonds and
tantalite. i am not a Happy man. I have no wife and i have no children. I
did not get married due i was after money and things of the world, for 2
years now i am seriously sick. I have been diagnosed with Cancer which was
discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has
defiled all forms of medicine, Right now I have only about a few months to
live, according to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularly lived my life
so well, as I never really cared for myself but the business. Though I am
very rich, I was never generous, I only focused 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 and heal me I would live
my life a different way from how I have lived it.

I have sowed a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my
properties and assets to my
immediate orpans childrens and aswell as a few close friends.I want God to
be merciful to me and
accept my soul and so, I have decided to give arms to charity Organizations
and give succor and
comfort to the less privileged of the Tsunami Victims, 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 India and
Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I Cannot do this my
self anymore. I once
asked a close friend of mine to close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and
distribute the money
which I have there to charity organization and to the less Privileged in
Bulgaria and Sudan Africa he cashed the money but kept it only to
himselves.Hence, I do not trust him anymore, as he seem not to be contended
with what I have left for him already. The last of my money, which no one
knows of, is the huge cash deposit of twenty-two Million dollars $ 22
million that I have in the Vault of The Century Finance company Amsterdam
Holland for Safekeeping. I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and
disburse it to the Tsunami Earthquake Victims in Asia, Hurricane Katrina,
Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma for the less Privileged. Please send me a
mail to indicate your wiliness to assist in this disbursement.

I will set aside 10% for you for your time and efforts. I need your urgent
reply so that I will not have to go on sourcing for a credible person to
handle this project, please if this is what you Know that you can handle
kindly respond back to me with the information below.

1 Your Full Name And Address.

2, Your Telephone Number And Fax

3,Your Age And Occupation

God bless you as you respond.

Sarah Nurse assisting

Mr. Raham Abdul
PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE BOX: rahamabdul208@yahoo.fr

NB: It is important that you read this proposal carefully, for a better
understanding. Please stand informed that this business proposal remains.


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