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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: "Hajia Kudirat Ramat" <hajia_kudiramat@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rog_mart84@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 19:54:17 +0200
Subject: How are you?


My name is Hajia Kudirat Ramat. I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you, to help the ophans and less privileged. I am 69
years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 7 years ago, immediately
after the death of my husband who lived all his life in Lebanon, who has left me
everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from
my late husband for the good work of God, rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that
the good Lord Allah forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I
believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an
operation in less than 24 hours.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $9,500,000 (Nine million five
hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and
also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the
assistance of the widows according to the Quran.

At the moment I could not take any telephone calls right now due to the
fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have
adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will and
I want you to indicate your interest so that he will process the necessary
documents in your name for the transfering of the fund to you. But do bear
it in mind that 35% of the fund will be yours while the rest will go for the less
privileged and to the ophans.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord Allah bless you abundantly,
and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others. Contact my lawyer in the South Africa with this specified email
below and his contact:

Name: Martin Rogers(esq)
emai: rog_mart84@hotmail.com

And tell him that I have WILLED ($9,500,000.00) to you and I have also
notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and
good work. I know I don' t know you but I have been directed to do
this by the grace of God believing that you will do accoording to wish.
Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize
my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I
don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always
around me.

Regards,
Haja kudirat Ramat.




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