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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: "Mrs. Safa Al- Awad" <donagu02@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: safawad001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 16:59:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Be bless you as you respond to this call


Assalamu Alaikum,

In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful, the Master of the Day of Judgment, I greet you in the name of Allah. I was born into a strong and devoted catholic Family. I met our creator When I got married with Dr. Mohammed Al- AWad And from the day I was given the Islamic bath (Taw heed) my name changed To Safa Al- Awad. My husband bought up oil refineries in Morocco and Sweden, where he is one of the country’s biggest foreign investors.

He is also Senegal largest private employer, with a payroll of 30,000, and has business interests in the South Africa and the Moritania.
Allah bless I and my husband with a daughter (Asma) by name. A year ago, my husband flew with his business partner on one of his business deal from Kish to Sharjah. they had a crash, the both lost their lives. could you believe after the death of my husband, the village and state where my late husband came from demands that any woman who does not have a male child for the husband. when ever the husband dies, all the properties including cash will be shared among the late husband brothers and the woman will be sent out the husband house for good.

I had no chioce than to return to my home town with my little daugter in Senegal(though I have a France nationality) with hope i and my daughter will be left with my relatives to Take care of. Owing to the fact that my relatives knows I have reverted to Islam,they have left me to suffer in pain. What disturbs me most is stroke that I Have. I have developed paralyses from my waist region downward I am taking this bold step to let you know that I want to leave in your care, my daughter and Sum of money.

I am having in my possition all the vital documents relating to the sum of $6.5 million dollars which my late husband deposited with a Security Company here in Senegal as family valuables and he made all the vital documents with my name as the next of kin before his death, with out his brothers notice.

Having known my condition I decided to place this money under your care to be used in train of my daughter and donate part of it into a Mosque, or an Islamic organization or better still a Moslem that will utilize these money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want these money to be used for Zakah and for helping the poor in fasting in Ramadan and Performing pilgrimage.

Hoping to hear from you and even if you are not interested, please don't stop praying for me. All praise is due to Allah who brought everything into existence and May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon our noble Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and His virtuous adorers till the Day of Judgment.

May Allah bless you as you respond to this call.

Ma-Salaam,
Mrs. Safa Al- Awad.



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