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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: "MR. AMIN BRAIN" <aminbrain@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aminbrain@yahoo.pl
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:07:36 +0000
Subject: Hope I Can Trust You

Hope I Can Trust You
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die

someday.My name is  MR. AMIN BRAIN a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have
been diagnosed with
Esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and
right now. I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not
particularly Lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even
myself) but my business.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and only focused on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for But now I regret all
this as I now know that there is more to
life than just wanting to have  make all the money in the world. I
believe when God gives me a

second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different
way
from how I have lived

it.
Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property
and
assets to my
immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I
want
God to be merciful

to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as i want this

to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some
charity organizations in

the
U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so
badly, I
cannot do this

myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute
the money which. I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan; they refused andkept
the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they
seem not to be contended

withn What I have left for them. The last of my money, which no one knows of,
is the huge cash depositof eighteen million dollars $18,000,000,00 that
 I have with a finance company abroad. I will want

you to help me go there and collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations. Ihave set aside 10% for you
and for your time. Please get back to me as soon as possible so that i
can furnish you with therelevant documents and to get a proof of myself to you. My family are
really working to see that
this great Dream of mine reaming a thing of
Thought. Best regards as I wait
Your quick response
God be with
you. MR. AMIN BRAIN


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