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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: Carmen Molina <car_men_0027@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <musufmohamed001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:50:01 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY ATTORNEY IMMEDATELY



Dear Friend.
Greetings to you and your family. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs.Carmen Molina. I'm a 65 years old woman and from Canada. I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Nigeria and Benin Republic. I was also married with two children.
My husband and two children died in plane-crash accident in 10th November 2004. Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I live for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families,building islamic schools and christian schools for children,also I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless babes homes.When i was building islamic schools in Benin Republic i was accused of supporting terrorist,but all was false accusation and that why i left there to settle finally in Nigeria,i have half muslim background.I believe only in One God,Allah
I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people, I kept $US7,500,000.00 Million in a long-term deposit account in a Finance company. Presently, I'm in a hospital(St Agnes Int'l Hospital Port Harcourt) where I have been undergoing treatment for esophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live(But My Hope Is In God). It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of the Dreaded HIV AIDS, Orphans, The poor and the needy through a God fearing individual or charity organization. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I plead you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distribute it accordingly. Use your judgement to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good God bless you and your family Please, send reply and all correspondences to my attorney: Send your telephone number and your contact address for the transfer.

Bar.Musuf MohamedEmail: musufmohamed001@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,
God loves me and help pray to God for my life May GOD bless you and your people
Mrs. Carmen Molina.




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