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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: kadiusman@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:04:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: My name is Mrs Kadirat Usman, THANKS/URGENT


Assalam-u-Alaikum!

Dearest One.

My name is Mrs Kadirat Usman, I am a Sick woman who have decided to donate what I have to you. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by the great Allah to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of the great Allah, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.

Please pray that the great Allah forgive me my sins,I have asked the great Allah to forgive me and I believe he has because he is a merciful God.I will be going in for an operation in less than one hour,I have decided to WILL/donate the sum of ($3,500,000) which is secretly deposited under a leading security company here in my country by my late husband to you for the good work of great Allah, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due my health status,I have adjusted my WILL and the security company is aware I am ready to change my will to you and will instruct the security company to work with you as soon as you email me back with interest to utilize the funds as I have advice,I wish you all the best and may the great Allah bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.
My God has touched me to WILLED this ($3,500,000) to you and I have also notified the security company that I am WILLING this amount to you for a specific and good work.

I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this by the great Allah.and I want you to use this fund to help orphans and widors within your country and other countries.

In your response, Kindly provide me your full details such as ,Your Full Name, Home Address and direct telephone number. So that my doctor will reach you with more details.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And also I will be contacting you by email as I don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me,I will give you the security company contact as soon as you email me back

Regars,
Mrs Kadirat Usman,




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