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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: Sillia Abdullahi <silliaabdul@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:42:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assalaamu Alaikum


I Mrs.Sillia Abdullahi of
Plot 5879 alhammed way No L 18
masalachi central Mosque
Abidjan-Cote D' Ivoire
this is my private email
silliaabdullah@yahoo.com

Dearest One in Islam,
Assalaamu Alaikum

I am from South Africa. I am married to Mr Seyed Abdullahi who worked with South African Embassy in Cote d' Ivoire for nine years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child. he died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both Muslims. Since he died I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home because of the love I have for him . When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $2.5Million (Two Million Five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) under suspense trust account in one of the famous bank here in Abidjan for safe keeping,. Recently, I was diagnosed of heart cancer which my Doctor told me that it is beyond medical solution The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness Almighty ALLAH known my condition I decided to donate this fund to an organisation that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an organisation that will use
this fund for orphanages, widows, or to run an Islamic school for the poor, propagating the word of ALLAH and to endeavour that the house of ALLAH is maintained. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my late husbands family/relatives are not Muslims and I don't want our efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of ALLAH in paradi (al janah). I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and the presence of my late husband family Members and relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development. With ALLAH all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the bank include deposit document certificate of the money which you will send
to the director of the bank with your own bank account for the transferring of the money unto your account. For this urgent ministration project of ALLAH Before giving the contact and document certificate, I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. I want you and the organisation to always pray for me, My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Muslim. Whoever that Wants to serve ALLAH must serve him with all His heart and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the above e-mail address and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another organisation for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply soonest.

Insha' Allah

Mrs Sillia Abdullahi



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