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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: "Jabisalim @ummah.org" <jabisalim@msn.com>
Reply-To: jabisalim@ummah.org
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:53:12 +0000
Subject: My sincere Last Wish

Dear friend,

It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe
will be a suprise,as we are both complete strangers. As you read
this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Jabi Salim, a former merchant
in Dubai,in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer
which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my
health.

It has defiled all forms of medicine, 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 focus 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 I have a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I had lived it, now that it is
dark for me, I have willed and given most of my properties and assets
to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close
friends.To correct my wrong past life, 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 U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health
has deteriorated so badly,I cannot do this my self 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 six million dollars that I have with a Fudicial
Company Abroad,I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatched it to charity organizations and you must be sending me
informations
of how it was disbursed either by email or otherwise . I have set
aside 5% for you for your time and patience.

Thanks.

Jabi Salim.
jabisalim@ummah.org

NB
Please do not share my email addess with anyone as I have received
some emails from some unscrupulos people claiming to be charity
organisations and other weird stories.


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