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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: "Mr. ALSHEIKH RAHMAN" <rahmansheikh2000@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:15:56 +0200
Subject: Re:Charity Works


Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and Please permit me to introduce myself. I am Mr.
ALSHEIKH RAHMAN a Saudi National and a crude oil Merchant before I was
diagnosed with esophageal cancer which has defiled all medical solutions and according
to medical experts I only have a few more months to live.
As you read this you do not have to feel sorry for me as it is a
universal truth that we all must die someday, the only problem with mine
though being that I have particularly notlived my life well in spite of my wealth
and possessions as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business.
Though I was very rich I was never generous, I was never caring about
people but only dedicated my time and resources on my business as that was
the only thing I cared about. But now I regret all this as I now know that there
is more to life than just accumulating all the wealth in the world as I lay helplessly on my sick
bed. If I was given a second chance to live again I sure would live my life
a different way from how I have lived it owing to what has befallen me now. As my last days alive are
drawing closer and closer I have already willed out most of my properties and assets to my immediate and
extended family members as well as a few close friends.
I also want my soul to be at peace with God and for him to be merciful
on me and accept my soul and to this regard I have resolved to give my
remaining funds to charity organizations as I want this to stand as one of
the last deeds I indulge in on earth before I die. Though I
have already distributed money to some charity organizations, Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly I can no longer continue with this myself and also I do not trust my
immediate family members or close friends on this as Ihave once asked them to close one of my
accounts and distribute the funds therein to charity organizations in
Bulgaria,Sri-Lanka India and Pakistan they greedily kept the money to themselves. Hence I am
contacting you with this as I have lost confidence in them because it is obvious they are not contended
with what I have left for them.
The last of my funds which no one knows of is a cash deposit of Eighteen
million U.S Dollars stashed in 2 trunk boxes and declared as Personal effects of high security value
which I have with a finance/Security Company in Europe. All I am asking of you is to assist me in making
the collection of this deposit and dispatching the funds to any charity of your choice after keeping 20% of
the funds for yourself and your family.10%
of these funds should be to cover any expenses that might be incurred in the
process of making this claims.
Please contact me as soon as you get this email if you are capable and sincere to handle this transaction
on my behalf so I can forward you with all relevant documents necessary for
the claims and the name of the security firm where the funds are deposited.
God bless you as I await words from you. Please inform as soon as possible
if you are not interested so I can proceed to seek for someone else to
carry out this on my behalf. Find attached a picture of me along with this
email for your perusal.
Please respond to me on this email address if you are willing to assist me,
sheikhrah2005@netscape.net
May God Bless You.
Mr. ALSHEIKH RAHMAN

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