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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: ramahashem@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:38:42 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mrs=20Rama=20Hashem?=

From Mrs Rama Hashem

Dear in Christ ,

May our good Lord bless you and reward you for your going out and coming
in through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen. I am the above named person from
Kuwait. I am married to Mr Ghazi Hashem who worked with Kuwait embassy in
Abidjan for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We were married
for nineteen years with a child He died after a brief illness that lasted
for only four days. Before his death, we were both born again Christian.Since
his death, I decided not to remarry or get achild outside my matrimonial
home which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he left the sum of $10.5 Million (Ten million
five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a fixed deposit with a Bank. Presently,
this money is still in the Bank.Recently, my Doctor told me that I would
not last for the three months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs
me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate
this fund to a church that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein. I want a person that will use this fund for orphanages,
widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God
is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand
that giveth.

I took this decision because of my only child that will inherit 25% from
this money and help to secure a good education & accomodation and also for
the seck of God i will like you take him as your child and been a guidiance
to him where by my husband relatives are not Christians and I dont want
my husbands efforts to be used by unbelievers. I dont want a situation where
this money will be used in an ungodly way. 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 Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I dont need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health. With God all things are
possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of
the Bank, for you to contact with them directly for onward transfer. I will
also issue you an authority letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary
of my funds. I want you and your family to always pray for me and my son
because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of
a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him
in spirit and truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life Any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply on

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs Rama and only son Joe Hashem





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