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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: franksidneyf@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:22:28 +0000
Subject: ISHA ALLAH -- CAN YOU FULFILL HIS DREAM ?


ISHA ALLAH,



MY NAME IS FRANK SIDNEY, THE DEPOSIT COORDINATOR OF ALPHALOGISTICS BV, A
SECURITY COMPANY LOCATED IN WEST AFRICA, ON THE 20TH DEC.2003 RASHID ABDUL
FROM IRAN MADE A DEPOSIT IN OUR COMPANY WHICH IS WORTH, USD 25 MILLION, ON A
PRIVATE INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT RASHEED WANTED TO USE THAT FUND TO
BUILD ISLAMIC SCHOOL IN JARKATER,INDONESIA, RASHEED WAS A DEDICATED MUSLIM
WHO HAS BUILT MANY MOSQUES(ZOMBA) IN MORROCO,SAUDI ARABIA,IRAQ (ANJUMAN
HAMIYATUL IS ONE OF HIS CHARITY) AMERICA WITH ISLAMIC SCHOOLS(SUCH AS ZOMBA
PRIVATE SCHOOL IN MALAWI) BRINGING OUT THOUSAND OF GRADUATES WHO HAS HELP IN
PROJECTING THE WORK OF ALLAH AND HELPING THE POOR. RASHEED GRADUATED FROM
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY PAKISTAN, HIS FATHER, LATE IMAM SYED KHALID
RASHEED FROM IRAN, FROM OUR COMPANY DEPOSIT SLIP, HE DID NOT MENTION WHOM
THIS FUND SHOULD GO TO, NO NEXT OF KIN AND IF THIS CONSIGNMENT CONTINUE TO
STAY HERE THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT DECIDE TO CONFISCATE IT, AND SINCE I AM NOT A
MUSLIM, I MYSELF CAN NOT TOUCH THE MONEY SO I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR A
DEDICATED MUSLIM WHO CAN FULFILL THE WISHES OF RASHEED. HIS FUND HAS BEEN
EXTRAVAGANTLY SPENT WITH OUT ANY ONE CONSIDERING VISION OF USING IT TO HELP
HUMANITY BY MANY COUNTRIES WHEN NOBODY COULD COME FOR THE MONEY AS NEXT OF
KIN, HIS EUR.1.8 MILLION WAS USED TO FUND US ARMY AND MANY MORE WHICH CAME
TO ME AS A SHOCK. THIS LEAD ME TO INVESTIGATE MORE AND FOUND OUT.HIS MONEY
ARE ALL WASTED IN POLITICS IN MALAWI (
http://74.125.95.104/search?q=cache:gwrnWBO_p0oJ:www.nyasatimes.com/national/1507.html+ISLAMIC+DONOR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl
)



I RESPECT RASHEED AS A DEDICATED PERSON WHO HAVE LOVE FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND
HIS WISH TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ,THAT IS THE REASON I AM WRITING YOU THIS MAIL
TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP RASHEED ACCOMPLISH HIS AIM, BY USING THE FUND IN
BUILDING ISLAMIC SCHOOL AND MOSQUE IN YOUR OWN DESIRED COUNTRY AND USE THE
REST ON YOUR AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL HIS
LAWYER CONTACTED ME FROM LONDON (Wilson and Morgan law firm) ASKING ME IF I
KNOW RASHEED , HE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW MANY MILLIONS BELONGING TO RASHEED THAT
HAS BEEN STOLEN BY THE WESTERN INTERNATIONAL POLITICIANS WHO DO NOT WANT THE
WISHED OF RASHEED TO SHINE, FULFILL ,THIS YOU CAN SEE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE OTHERS WHO SEE THEM AS THEIR ENEMY. HIS LAWYER
REVEALED TO ME THAT HE WANTS BE TO MADE AWAY WITH THE MONEY SINCE NOBODY
KNEW ABOUT IT. HE TOLD ME THAT SOME SOME OF RASHEED FUNDS IN THE BANK OF
AMERICA HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR NO REASON.



I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS ALLAH WILL USE YOU TO CONTINUE WHERE RASHEED HAD
STOPPED, AND SINCE I AM NOT A MUSLIM I BELIEVE YOU CAN KNOW BETTER THAN ME
IN THIS RESPECT.I WILL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LAWYER CONTACT IN LONDON SO
THAT HE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DIRECTION ON HOW TO HELP THIS LATE BROTHER IN THE
UPLIFT OF TRUTH,AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDY ,AS I GET YOUR REPLY ON THE BELOW
EMAIL.



THANKS.

FRANK SIDNEY,

DEPOSIT COORDINATOR,

ALPHALOGISTICS BV,

10 Motor Way Lapaz Accra Ghana,

Fax: 00233 21 509052

EMAIL:FRANKSIDNEYF@AOL.COM <EMAIL%3AFRANKSIDNEYF@AOL.COM>,

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