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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 Alimayaya Abdul" <alima_ao@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alima_oo@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:23:51 +0400
Subject: Urgent help needed


Dear Sir,
Good day to you and your lovely family. Permit me Sir, to introduce myself to you since we have not known or met each other before.I am Mrs Alimayaya Abdul ,aged twenty Nine and wife of the late medical director of Tareeq Memorial Hospital,Darfur,Sudan who was shot and killed by the rebel soldiers during the past Darfur crisis while performing a surgical operation on a wounded Government soldier just to save his life.
I got your contact during my intensive search for a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner to help me and my two daughters aged nine and eleven secure the remaining assets of my late husband.Before his death,my husband made a cash deposit of Eight Million American Dollars to an U.A E. Bank because he was planning to set up a medical center in Dubai due to the insecurity situation in our Country,Sudan.But the wicked world did not permit him to fulfil his dreams.
Since after his death,life has been extremely difficult for me and my two kids.The hospital was burnt,all the hospital equipment including our residencial home and vehicles were all destroyed by the rebels.So my reason for writing you is to assist us relocate to your Country, too make urgent arrengements to transfer this money deposited in a bank in Dubai and invest it in a profitable venture in your Country so that my children will fulfil my husband's dreams of obtaining good and qualitative education.Please do not take it that I am a burden to your family.Let it be that you are helping a widow in need.
To acheive this and to move forward in this transaction,kindly arrenge for a bank account where this money will be transfered in your Country,since the situation in Sudan is still fearful due to the security situation.Note that any expenses incured by you in the process of this transaction will be deducted and re-embursed to you when the money is finally paid into your nominated bank account.I have also set aside 20% of this sum for your assistance.
Reach me through my email address ''alima_oo@rediffmail.com' as soon as possible.Kindly give me and my daughters hope and attention please.Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thank You and God bless you as you render support to us.
Yours faithfully,

Mrs Alimayaya Abdul








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