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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: "ahmad jassim" <drahmadjj9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drahmadjassim2@myway.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:45:03 +0100
Subject: ASSALAM ALAIKUM.

LET US DO A GOOD WORK AND HELP THE LIVES OF THE SUFFERING.

I AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH,MY NAME IS DR AHMAD JASSIM
MUHAMMED AL-AZZAWE FROM ARGENTINA.I USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM
,NIGERIA WHERE I AM PRESENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND WAS ALSO A MAJOR
INVESTOR IN OFFSHORE OIL RIGGS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I WAS CRIPPLED BY STROKE
WHICH LEFT HALF PART OF MY BODY PARALYSED AND ALSO I HAD UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE
EYE SURGERY WHICH HAS RESULTED INTO POOR VISION.

FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE,A SPIRITUAL
CURE ALL TO NO AVAIL.RECENTLY MY DOCTOR GAVE ME VERY BAD NEWS WHICH IS VERY
DISTURBING TO MY EARS,HE SAID THAT IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS TIME THAT I WILL
SOON DIE OF MY ILLNESS,I HAVE NO CLOSE RELATIVE AROND AND THE ONLY ONE I
HAVE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A DISTANT COUSIN OF MINE MRS LINDA LEFLER LEFT FOR
AUSTRALIA 10 YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN I HAVENT SEEN HER NEITHER DO I
HAVE HER POSTAL ADDRESS.

I HAVE SURRENDERED MY LIFE TO ALMIGHT GOD AND I AM NOW A BORN AGAIN MUSLIM
,I WANT TO DO A GOOD DEED BEFORE I DEPART THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FOLLOW MUSLIM.

I WOULD WANT YOU TO SET UP ORPHANAGES FUNDATION IN MY NAME AND ALSO DONATE
THE REST OF MY WEALTH TO THE MISSIONARY OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR
THE NEEDY SINCE THE WEALTH WOULD NOT BE USEFULL FOR ME WHEN I AM GONE.I AM
SEEKING FOR WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO DILLIGENTLY CARRY OUT THIS WILL OF GOD
FOR ME WHICH IS THE REASON I AM CONTACTING.

MY ACCOUNT BALANCE PRESENTLY TOTALLING $16.8M AS WAS REFLECTED IN MY LAST
STATEMENT ACCOUNT FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT I HAVE IN NIGERIA AND I HAVE WISH TO
USE THIS FUND TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT AS I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.

YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 20% OF THESE FUNDS FOR YOUR GOOD WORK WHAT WILL BE
REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BANK FOR THESE FUNDS TO BE
TRANSFERED TO YOU BUT THE FIRST THING I WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU IS TO GIVE
YOUR LIFE TO GOD IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT RIGHT NOW I AM CONFINED TO AN
AUTOMATED WHEEL CHAIR IN THE TEACHING HOSPITAL AND THE INTERNET IS THE ONLY
MEANS I HAVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

I PRESUME THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO MEET REGARDING SUCH ISSUE AS I DO
NOT KNOW WHETHER TO GO TO ANOTHER PARTY,PLEASE SEND ME A MAIL IF YOU ARE
WILLING TO ASSIST ME ON THIS AND ALSO INCLUDE YOUR CELLPHONE,PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS TO ENABLE MYSEF CALL YOU WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NURSE HERE WHO
HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME,

I WANT YOU TO SEND YOUR RESPONSE AS I AM EAGERLY EXPECTING YOUR PROMPT
RESPONSE TO MY MAIL.AS SOON AS I RECIEVE A RESPONSE FROM YOU I SHALL SEND A
CHEQUE FROM MY HOSPITAL OF MY FUNDS TO MY BANK TO TRANSFER EVERY INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THS FUND OVER TO YOU INCLUDING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR ONWARD
TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT YOU CAN COMMENCE ON THIS WORK OF GOD FOR ME
AS I AM DISABLED AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND AND DO MUCH.

YOU CAN ALSO SEND ME A POST THROUGH MY ADDRESS BELOW.I AM PRSENTLY VERY ILL
AND WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT FOR YOU TO CALL ME ON +2348030406305 ,I AM BY
MY BEDSIDE AND WILL BE AWAITING YOUR CALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

REMAIN BLESSED,

DR AHMAD JASSIM MUHAMMED AL-AZZAWE.

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