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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "iyesa isnania" <iyesaism4@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:45:38 +0000
Subject: Assalam o malaiku..

Assalam,

Praise Allah The most Benevolent

I am the Madam Iyesa Ismiana, the named person of Kuwait. I am married to
Late Malam Usman Ismiana memory blessed that worked with the Kuwait embassy
in Sudan for nine years before he died in 2003. We were married for eleven
years without a child. He died after a brief disease that lasted for only
four days. Before his death we were the two very consecrated Muslims.


Since his death I fought also with the cancer and fibrous
problemes.quand my last husband was living as it deposited the sum of$5.5
Million (five Million Five hundred thousand American with a security company
of oversea. In this moment, this money is calm with the Security Company.
Recently, my Doctor was said me that I would not last for the next one three
months because of the cancer problem.Well that this that disturbs memost is
my blow disease. Having known my condition that I decided to donate these
funds to a Muslim organization or a Muslim consecrated individual that will
use this money the manner I will instruct in this. I want that this
organization or this Muslim individual for used this money in all
sincererity to subsidize mosques, orphanages,the widows and propagating also
the allah word and assure as the corporation supports the views and the
convictions of the holy Quran. The holy Quran underlined so a lot on the
allah benevolence and this encouraged me to take this bold step. I took this
decision because I have not any child that will inherit this money and my
parents of husband again converted Christians and I do not want that hard
earned money of my husband unsuitably to be emploied by the people I call
unbelievers. I do not want that a position where this money will be used in
an irreligious manner.

Therefore the reason to take this bold decision. I know that after the death
that I will be with ALLAH the more of beneficient and the most lenient one.
I need not the telephone communication in this consideration because of my
health and also the presence
of the parents of my husbands around me always. I do not want them to know
of this development. With ALLAH all things are possible.
Immediately that I receive your response I will give you the contact of the
Security Company.I will distribute you also an authority letter that will
prove you as the original one-the profitable one of these funds. I want you
and the Muslim community where you always reside to pray for me. My
happiness is that I lived a life of a true consecrated Muslim worthy one of
emulation. Whoever that wants to serve the allah must serve it in truthand
in impartiality.

Please always to be prayerful all by your life. Any delay in that your
response will give lodges me in sourcing for a Muslim organization or a
consecrated Muslim for this same goal.Until I hear of you, my dreams will
rest directly on your responsed?épaules.s?il

pleases you can e-mail me on my private address:iyesaism222@yahoo.com
The able the omnipotent allah continues to direct and protect your
Consideration,

Madam Iyesa Ismiana


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