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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: "HJ ABDUL RAHMAN" <hjabdulrahman@msn.com>
Reply-To: rahmanabdula1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:27:04 +0000
Subject: RE: HELLO!

Greetings

Peace and Love Be on to you , as you read this ,I don't want you to feel
sorry for me, because I believe everyone will die someday.My Name is ABDUL
RAHMAN I a
merchant of Brunei nationality but presently residing in Britain, I have
been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It has defiled all forms of medical
treatment, 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 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 to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has
called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my
immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, 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 Oman, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute
the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, 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 no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
Fifty-five million dollars $55,000,000 that I have with a finance/Security
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatched it to charity organizations. If you are capable of handling this
project please get back to me with your full name and contact telephone
number where you can be reached and i will place a call through to you for
further instructions. Please also bear in mind that for your assistanace you
will be
rewarded generously.

God be with you.

HJ ABDUL RAHMAN


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