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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: "abdukarim@terra.es" <abdukarim@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 15:34:56 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


Gretting In The Name Of God,
I greet you in the Name that is above all names,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 Abdul karim, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. Living In Spain,I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only 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 or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
will 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 few close friends
of mine. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, I have
decided to give arlms 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 and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
Nineteen Million Five Hundred US dollars (US$19,500,000.00), that I
deposited with a company abroad. Acknowledge this message so that I can
introduce you to company where the fund is been deposited. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. . For this reason kindly furnish your contact information, that is your address, personal telephone and fax number for confidential purpose.
God be with you,
Mr Abdul Karim
Email abdukarim@excite.com





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