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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: "Abdul Raham" <abdulr20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulraham216@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:13:46 +0000
Subject: My Last Wish,

My Last Wish,

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. Abdul Raham
Please kindly reply through my private Id: abdulraham216@yahoo.fr



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