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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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Fraud email example:

From: ruth albahar <ruthalbahar4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ruth_albahar20082009@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:02:03 +0200
Subject: I greet you in the Name of Allah,The Most Gracious The Most Merciful



Assalaamu alaiykum,I greet you in the Name of Allah,The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.I am Mrs Ruth Al Bahar from Kuwait. I am married to late Mr Adel Al-Bahar,who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Cote d,Ivoire for Twenty-seven years before he died in the year 2003 after a brief illness that lasted for only Six days.We were married for Eighteen years without a child.Since after his death I lost happiness and decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Quran is against. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both devoted Muslims.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of(US$4,000,000M)(four million United States Dollars) in a general trust account with a prime Bank in Abidjan Cote d,Ivoire Presently this money is still with the bank.Recently following my ill health,I have decided to donate this money to a Muslim organization (mosque or an individual) that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein, according to the desire of my late husband before his death.According to my husband before he died, I want this money to be used in Muslims activities like,Orphanages, less privileged, Muslim schools, and Mosque for propagating the word of Allah and to endeavor that the house of Allah is maintained.The Quran made us to understand that, "Whosoever fear Allah and keep his duty for him he will make a way for him to get out of every difficulty and he will provide him from every sources he could never imagined and whosoever put his trust in Allah then he will suffice him"(Al-Quran
65:2-3)I took this bold decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money I don't want a situation where this money will be used in a way that will offend Allah. 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 the Allah. The Holy Quran made it clear that, as a righteous Muslim, Allah will fight my caseand I shall hold my peace.I am presently placed on dialysis check up and will not need telehpone comminication because of my heath and the presents of my husbands relatives around me always.They have sold most of my husbands property. As oon as I receive your reply I shall issue you the documents of the deposit that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. The holy Quran says if any do deeds of righteousness be they male or female and have faith,they will enter the Paradise and not the least injustice will be done to them(Al-Quran 4:124)I want you and my Muslim brothers and sisiter in the community to always pray for me because Allah is my guide. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy devoted Muslim. And I know my destination whoever that wants to serve Allah must serve him in spirit and truth.Please always be prayerful for me in the name of Allah the most Gracious and most merciful.Yours faithfully,Mrs Ruth Al Bahar
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