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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: Hajia Halima Mbutu <halima_mbutup@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <halima_mbutu2000@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:38:25 +0100
Subject: This is from your sister in Islam



Asalaam Alaikum,

May Allah the most grateful and the most merciful be with you, I write this letter with most concern to our Muslim values and the teachings of Holy Mohammed (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to uplift and defend our religion at all times. I am motivated to write this letter to you after much consideration and with total submission to the will of Allah the most grateful and most merciful.

I am Hajia Halima Mbutu the married to the late Dr Adul Mbutu who was the patron of Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) till 1994; he was murdered by hire killers on 13th Feb 2006 which resulted from the family problem. You will have more detail later on. Until his death we are a devoted Muslim family with the fear of Allah in every thing we do knowing that our reward is not on earth but with Allah. Our marriage was blessed with my late son of blessed memories, who died mysteriously, leaving me childless. I have only my late husband's wicked brothers who cowardly became Christian converts because of the pressure on Muslims after July 2005 bombings in U.K simply because of their international business relationships. They have been brain washed to abandon Muslim faith and the teaching of Islam and they killed my loving husband of blessed memories.

I have been battling with cancer for many years now. Recently my doctor told me that I have to be strong in spirit, I knew probably I am approaching my end, but I am happy that I have lived an exemplary life worthy of emulation, even if I die today I know I will be with Allah. My only worry is the money (Sixteen Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars) my husband deposited in Finance Deposit Bank before his death. I have been deliberating over this issue within my self on what will happen on event of my death or if I become incapacitated as I am ill and hospitalized now.

"Will I disclose this information to my husband's brothers who are now Christian Converts and who killed my husband"? NO!! After much deliberation I came to the final decision to use this money for the propagating of Islam and I have choosing you for this course. I want you to use this money for building of Islamic schools, Mosques and helping of Muslim widows, children and orphans. Helping those who have no body to fend for them and pursing the course of Islam in your entire region. Please you should not divert this money from the purpose it is meant for.

I would want you to signify your interest for this course in all sincerity to Allah, so that I will give you all details and documents that will enable you claim the fund from the security and Finance Vault. You shall act on my behalf as the general overseer and the next of kin to the fund.

You must respond urgently to this mail so as to make alternative arrangement, would you be capable to handle the course of Allah.

Please do contact me back immediately as I am no longer strong and I will hand over all the process to my lawyer who will direct you on how and what to do in order to have this fund in your possession as I am in the hospital at the time and I wouldn't want my husband’s brothers to know anything about this arrangement please.

May Allah be with you.
Hajia Halima Mbutu.
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