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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: "Mrs. Hafarh Bolkiah" <hafarh_m_bolkiah@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hafarh_m_bolkiah@excite.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:55:02 +0400
Subject: ALLAH BLESS YOU OK AND GET BACK TO ME SOON OK

Al salaam,

My name is Hafarh Bolkiah, from Brunei I am a 29 years old and a mongolian citizen who was taken to Brunei by my father 10 years ago. He deceived me that I was going there on vacation and later married me out to a wealthy Prince in Brunei who is 36 years older than me.

I was thus forced into marriage and when I objected I was beaten and raped by this Prince. I was locked up in a house for six months after which I submitted and decided to accept my faith, knowing that was the only way out.

After I got my freedom back I have been allowed by my husband to have access to his account and businesses. With the help of a loyal aide I have been able to divert $16.5.000.000.00 (Sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars)as bonds into a private finance house without his knowledgement. because he do not even go to school

Right now I have mapped out a plan of escape out of Brunei,thou I have tried escaping several times and its been fruitless. first of all I have been able to move the fund out of Brunei. This is where I need your assistance,to help me secure the fund from the finance house before I get out of Brunei if I am lucky enough.

If you know you are capable of handling such a huge amount of money respond to me and I will compensate you by giving you $1.5.000.000.00 (one million five hundred thousand dollars) of the total fund.

Note also that you must keep this business secret as my life is at stake if my husband or any of his relatives hear of this business they will stone me to death or hang me.

I await your quick email.

Mrs. Hafarh Bolkiah


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