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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: Fataima Mutazz <fmutazz0011@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:07:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ASSALAM ALAIKUM;DONATION FROM MRS. FATIMA MUTAZZ




ASSALAM ALAIKUM MY DEAR IN ISLAM,=A0=A0=A0
=A0
I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS MESSAGE SERIOUSLY AND WITH AN OPEN MIND, WITH GOOD =
FAITH AND TRUST .
=A0
I AM MRS=A0FATIMA MUTAZZ FROM=A0KUWAIT . I AM MARRIED TO LATE=A0MR RASHID M=
UTAZZ OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN COTE D'IVOIRE=A0FOR=A0MAN=
Y YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2001. WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWENTY FIVE=A0=
YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD. HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY F=
OUR DAYS.
=A0
BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLIMS. SINCE HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE B=
EEN BATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WA=
S ALIVE HE DEPOSITED $4.2m (FOUR MILLION=A0TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN=
A BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE PRESENTLY THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE BANK.
=A0
RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANC=
ER PROBLEM. THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS. HAVING KNOW=
N MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO A DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL=
THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN.

=A0
I WANT THIS MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY TO FUND MO=
SQUES, ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND ALSO PROPAGATING THE WORD OF ALLAH AND TO EN=
SURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLDS THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE HOLY QURAN.THE HO=
LY QURAN EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH'S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGE M=
E TO TAKE THE BOLD STEP.
=A0
I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS =
MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE=A0VERY BAD, INFACT AM SUSPECTING THEM TO=
BE THE ONE THAT KILLED MY HUSBAND SO THAT THEY WILL INHERIT=A0=A0ALL HIS W=
EALTH.=A0 MEANWHILE THEY HAVE POSSESED SOME OF MY HUSBAND PROPERTIES BUT TH=
IS IS UNKNOWN TO THEM THAT IS WHY AM AM SEARCHING FOR REAL BROTHER OR SISTE=
R IN ISLAM TO ASSIST IN USING THIS FUND FOR THE SAID PURPOSE.=A0 AND I DON'=
T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER. HENCE=
THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION. I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH=
ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL.
=A0
WITH ALLAH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL=
GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE=A0BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D' IVO=
IRE AND=A0I WILL ISSUE YOU AN AUTHORITY LETTER THAT WILL PROVE YOU THE PRES=
ENT BENEFICIARY=A0OF THIS FUND IN THE BANK.I WANT YOU AND THE MUSLIM COMMUN=
ITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME.
=A0
THANKS
MRS=A0FATIMA MUTAZZ=0A=0A=0A

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