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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. Leith Hussein" <leithhussein12@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: leith_hussein11@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:38:40 -0700
Subject: From: Mrs. Leith Hussein


From: Mrs. Leith Hussein

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Mrs. Leith Hussein, a well known business woman, I am from
Al-Soor Street, Beneid Al-Gar, Kuwait. I am 69 years old, I leave in Lagos
Nigeria. I am a good merchant, I have industries and companies, with some
good stocks in various banks. I have spent all my life, investing in
coporate business. All the way I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in
a ghastly car accident that took place sometime in November 2004 along
shagamu Ore Express Way.

I must confess that I was a woman very greedy, which caursed my present
ordeal. I dont know much and I don't care about people, since I my present
experience, is difficult for me to sleep and have rest. later in the year
2005,Febuary to be precise, I got a letter for medical check up after a
breif illness as my personal Doctor can testify that I have a cancer of the
lungs, which can easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive
myself now, because a lot of investment which cannot be run and managed by
me again. I quickly call up a pastor/prophet to give me positive thinking
on this as a solution and he advised me. He ministered to me to share my
properties and wealth, to the needy in society such as the motherless
baby/orphanages and homeless people that needs money for survival, both
students from less previledged homes that need money, business women and men
for their investment and for the future raisings.

Because of the above reasons therefore, I am writing this letter to people
who really need help from me, both student in colleges, high school, to
contact me urgently. so that I can make available preparation on that,
especially women of the present day, who are divorced by their husband, and
cannot survive in the mist of feeding theirselves.

Please contact me and stop weeping, probably let me know what you really
need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to the
nearest orhanages, motherless homes near your town I will be more happy. Now
am so much with God, am now a born again. May the lord bless you, as you
reach me, please I wish to remind you, that you should not belongs to
scammers or any act of fraudulent things on the internet or try to scam me
on this please be honest with me, don't behave Like Nigerians, please. I
will give more information to you as I await your response immediately.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Leith Hussein

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