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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?mimi=20momoh?= <mimimomoh0@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:33:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRAISE ALLAH,THE MOST BENEVOLENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mimimomoh0@yahoo.co.in



PRAISE ALLAH,THE MOST BENEVOLENT.



Dear ,


I AM MRS ZEINAB ABDUL,NAME PERSON FROM KUWAIT.I AM MARRIED TO LATE SIMON USMAN ABDUL OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO WORKED WITH KUWAIT EMBASSY IN COTONOU-BENIN FOR NINE YEARS BEFORE DIED IN THE YEAR 2005.


WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.WE ARE DEVOTED MUSLIMS.SINCE HIS DEATH,I HAVE BEING BATTLING WITH CANCER AND FABROID PROBLEMS.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE,HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $8.6MILLION(EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS),WITH AN OVERSEA BANK . PRESENTLY,THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE BANK.


RECENTLY,MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM.THOUGH, WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS.HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION AND COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND'S BROTHERS ARE NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERTS,I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS MONEY TO EITHER A MUSLIM ORGANISATION OR DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HERE-IN.


I WANT THIS MUSLIM ORGANISATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY TO FUND MOSQUES,

ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS,AND ALSO PROPAGATING THE WORD OF ALLAH AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLDS THE VIEWS AND THE BELIEF OF THE HOLY QURAN.


THE HOLY KORAN EMPHASIZED SO MUCH ON ALLAH'S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THIS BOLD STEP.


I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NEW CHRITIAN CONVERTS AND I DONT WANT MY HUSBAND´S HARD EARNED MONEY TO BE MISUSED BY PEOPLE I CALLED UNBELIEVERS. I DONT WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER, HENCE THE REASON FOR TAKING THIS BOLD DECISION.I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH, I WILL BE WITH ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICIENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL.


I DONT NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARDS BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH, AND BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND´S RELATIVES AROUND ME ALWAYS. I DONT WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.WITH ALLAH, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY,I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK.


I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORITY THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND.I WANT YOU AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME.


MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF A DEVOTED MUSLIM WORTHY OF EMULATION.WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS.


PLEASE, ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE. ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A MUSLIM ORGANISATION OR A DEVOTED MUSLIM FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE.UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU,MY DREAM WILL REST SQUARELY


ON YOUR SHOULDERS.SEND YOUR REPLY TO mimimomoh0@hotmail.com


ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.


BEST REGARDS


MIMI SIMON USMAN ISAMIANA

- mimi momoh


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