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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: "Miss.Natalye ali." <natalye2003ali@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: natalyeali01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:40:24 +0000
Subject: l Need Your Assistance.

ASSALAMUALAIKUM,

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICENT; THE MERCIFUL THE MASTER OF THE DAY AND JUDGMENTS. I GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL TO WHOM ALL THE PRAISE(HQ;31:26;17:111) AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES(HQ:7:180;17:110;20:8;59:24) BELONGS.

I AM SISTER NATALYE ALI ORIGINALLY FROM MAURITANIA BUT WITH AN EGYPTIAN NATIONALITY. ON 10TH FEB. 2004 MY SELF AND MY FAMILY (MY HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS) BOARDED AN IRANIAN PLANE WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES AS WE FLEW INTO SHARJAH AIRPORT FROM THE IRANIAN ISLAND OF KISH. I LOST MY FAMILY AND IT WAS ONLY THREE OF US THAT SURVIVED AND WE WERE TREATED AT AL-QASIMI HOSPITAL IN SHARJAH.

I LAID HELPLESS THERE IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE MY CONDICTION WAS CRITICAL AND AFTER SERIES OF OPERATION I HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO MY HOME LAND WHICH IS MAURITANIA PARALYSED.AND LATER FLEW TO SENEGAL FOR GOOD TREATMENT.

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OWING TO MY FEELING HEALTH I AM TAKING THIS STEP TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WANT TO LEAVE IN YOUR CARE THE SUM OF 31.000.000 MILLIONS EUROS FOR A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS OR AN IN CARE OF AN INDIVIDUALS TO PROPAGATE ISLAM.

I HAVE HAD COURSE TO MAKE DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS HERE THROUGH MY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS BEFORE NOW WHO ABSCUNDED WITH THE FUNDS AND USED FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH INTEREST BECAUSE NOBODY TO HELP ME FOLLOW THEM UP.

I WILL BE LEAVING THIS MATTER IN THE CARE OF MY LAWYER WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH. I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL DEFINETELY COME TO YOU AS SUPRISE BUT I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT : ALLAH TEST HIS SUBJECTS IN MANY DIFFERENTS WAYS. THIS HE SAID IN THE HOLY QURAN IN MANY VERSES. TO CITE A FEW : (HQ: AND THUS DO WE TRY SOME OF THEM BY OTHERS SO THAT THEY SAY: ARE THESE THEY UPON WHOM ALLAH HAS CONFERRED BENEFIT FROM AMOUNG US? DOES NOT ALLAH BEST KNOW THE GRATEFUL? 6:53)

1. ALLAH WON'T ASK ABOUT SOCIAL STATUS BUT WILL ASK WHAT KIND OF CLASS YOU DISPLAYED.

2. ALLAH WON'T ASK HOW MANY MATERIAL POSSESSIONS YOU HAD, BUT WILL ASK IF THEY DICTATED YOUR LIFE.

3. ALLAH WON'T ASK HOW MANY PROMOTIONS YOU RECEIVED, BUT WILL ASK HOW MANY YOU PROMOTE OTHERS.

4. ALLAH WON'T ASK WHAT YOU DID TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, BUT WILL ASK WHAT YOU DID TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF OTHERS.

5. ALLAH WON'T ASK IN WHAT NEIGHBOURHOOD YOU LIVED, BUT WILL ASK HOW YOU TREATED YOUR NEIGHBORS.

6. ALLAH WON'T ASK ABOUT THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, BUT WILL ASK ABOUT THE CONTENT OF YOUR CHARACTER.

7. ALLAH WON'T ASK HOW MANY TIMES YOUR DEED MATCHED YOUR WORDS, BUT WILL ASK HOW MANY TIMES THEY DIDN'T.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SO SOON THEN I WILL SEND YOU MY LAWYER CONTACT TO ENABLE YOU CONTACT HIM.

YOUR INTERESTED ME TO PROPAGATE ISLAM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OR NOT, ONE THING I WILL BEG YOU FOR IS THAT PLEASE INCLUDE ME IN YOUR PRAYERS.

ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO ALLAH WHO BROUGHT EVERY THING 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 JUDGMENTS.

WHAT ELSE SHOULD I SAY OTHER THAT WE SHOULD MEET ALLAH WITH CLEAN MIND AND CLEAN CONSCIENCE.

MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU RESPOND TO ME.
EMAIL ME DIRECT ON natalyeali@yahoo.com
WA- SALAM

YOUR SISTER IN-ISLAM.

SISTER NATALYE ALI.


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