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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: <faridaabdull3@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:31:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Salam alaikum

Salam alaikum

With due respect and fear of Allah, i wish you Permit me to inform you of my desire of sending you this mail.Briefly,I am Mrs Farida Abdullahi, the wife of late Dr Ahmed Dehif Abdullahi, he was the chairman/CEO of the Sierra-Leone national Gold & Diamond Mining Corporation.
I fleed my country Sierra-Leone with my son immediately after the arrest and detention of my late husband with six other men by the government of President Tinja Kaba on allegation of subversive activities and treasonable offences which was nothing but a mere political persecution,Though I do not
know to that extent you are familiar with the event and crisis in sierra-Leone.
Since we arrived here in Abidjan ,i have sent serveral messagese through the united nations head office to the government of my country to allowed us to returns back home but all answers has been returns with failure as the government could not gaurantee our safty and security .
However, during the disturbance and prior to my husband arrest he alert me of a consignment worth of $15 Million US Dollars he deposited in a security company in Europe,he said he wanted to use the money for his political ambitiouse before the government ordered his arrest.till now this issue is
still pendding.
Please am just seeking your support on how to get out this consignment now that my son has come of age to further his education abroad and myself get out of the camp to oversea for good treatment.
With all honesty to the stated data in this message, i assure you of the genuity to the full,and would be happy if you can handle it with the most confidential manner since the rest of my life and that of my farmily solmely depends on this means and let me make it know to you that it is for the
fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my decision to contact a neutral individual like you as my husband instructed me before his death,I'm Anticipating to hear from you as soon as possible, May ALLAH reward you.
My regards,
Mrs Farida Abdullahi


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