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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 Aisha Abubakr <vanessa101kouma@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: aisha101aisha@live.fr
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 04:11:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum

Respectful One,

I am contacting you believing that you are an honest and trustworthy person. I believe you will not betray the confidence that Allah directed me to have in you. I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.

My name is Mrs Aisha Abubakr. I'm 59 years old woman, Originated from France, I was the Chairman of "Banana, Pineapple and Cocoa Merchant farmers in Abidjan the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire. I was also married with two children.

My husband was the director of Camela Vegetable Oil Company (CVO) before his death, while my two children were involved in a car accident on December 26th 2006, before this happened, I was very inquisitive in accumulating wealth without caring of my family and other life around me. Honestly
speaking, I disvalued and disrespected the poor ones and people in need in any community in the world.

I started having humans feelings, as the rebels in Cote d'Ivoire killed my husband for money in our Pineapple plantation in Bouake 2004 and in December 26th 2006, I lost my children in motor accident in Abidjan.

Right now, I find out that all of my wealth and my husband accumulated by intimidations from the poor ones are valueless now because right now, I have no husband and no children to inherit the wealth. I am in state of death of Canner Sickness. OH May Allah forgives me and family from sins.

I have decided to start sharing the wealth to the helpless families, helping the orphans in orphanage homes, I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs and people who loss their lives and properties in Canberra, Australia through fire.

Right now, My mission are to distribute all the wealth to helpless ones in the world saving life from danger and contributing in missionaries, both in Christianity and Muslim.

I have built three Orphanage and Handicap homes in different parts of Africa, Due to my bad condition of health and I can't move much forward constructed and donating Funds to the helpless ones and Orphanage and Handicap homes. I have kept (US$8.500 Million) Eight Million five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars in a Bank here in Abidjan Cote d'lvoire.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for (Lucamia) Cancer at Memorial Hospital.

I am doing this for Allah to forgive me from my sins because I was wicked to poor ones and I abuse human kind during the days of my good health.

Please, I beg you in the name of Allah to use the Fund in the Bank to help the helpless families and to construct Orphanage and Handicap homes in some parts of the world where lifes are so hard. You will only keep 40% of the total Fund to yourself and use others to Charity Works.

Re-imbruse yourself with 5% compensation of any expense made during the process of transferring the Funds into your Bank Account.

Please if you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible, so I will give you the contact of my lawyer and Bank immediately so the Fund will be transfer to you soonest to enable you commerce with the Charity Works.

Take a look of me.





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