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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: "adara ghazi" <hakinghazi1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_adara@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:25:13 +0200
Subject: From Mrs .Adara Ghazi Hakim


*From Mrs .Adara Ghazi Hakim *

* I greet you in the name of the Allah. I am Mrs .Adara Ghazi Hakim.
from Solomon
Islands. I am married to Dr. Ghazi Hakim who worked with our Embassy in Ivory
Coast for nine years before he died on the 19th November 2005. We were
married for eight years before almighty Allah blessed us with a Son, My
husband gave him his name to bear because he so much love him and my son
resembled him. MY husband and my only son which Allah gave to me dies where
our driver driving them to Airport back to Cote D' Ivoire,The accident was
planed by his reletives, i fund out after they were buried. Ever before his
death we were both born in Muslem and we have sowned into many Mosque. Since
his death I decided not to remarry, but feeling quite lonely if not the
Alhah who has been my partner and comforter. When my late husband was alive
he packaged the sum of $8.5 Million into a Trunk Box and deposited it in one
of Guiding Security Company in Cote D lvoire where he was working in the
embassy before he dies. Presently this money is still in the custody of the
Security company in Cote D' Ivoire. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would
not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to a Mosque,organization or good
person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I
want a Musque,organization or good person that will use this funds to help
the orphans, widows in the muslem and Building Musques for Allah. Using part
of this money to provide facilities for Allah's work, taking the gospel to
greater height is my major reason of donating this funds out. l took this
decision because I don't have any child again that will inherit this money
and my husband relatives are not Muslem and it had been their wish to see my
husband dead in order that they might inherit his wealth since we have no
son. These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance. This is why
I am taking this decision. Meanwhile I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. It is only a sinner who's death is painful I don't need
any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the
presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to
know about this development and l know that With Allah all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of
the Security Company in Cote d' lvoire.. I will also issue a letter of
authorization to the Security Company that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this Metalic Trunk Box. I also want you to always uplift me
in prayer. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Muslem. Whoever
that Wants to serve the Allah must serve him in truth and faith, "serving
him with all you have, knowing that naked we come and naked we must go"
Contact me on this email address and any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing another good person,organization for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to
receive your response immedaitely. Thanks and Remain blessed in the Allah. *

*Mrs .Adara Ghazi Hakim*

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