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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: fatima ahmed <fatima_ahmed916@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fatim_ahmed@live.fr>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:45:44 +0000
Subject: Dear Respected one



Dear Respected one

Assalam alaikum,


and may the peace of gracious Allah be with you,


please I have a problem which I realy need your urgent help i realy belive that our allmithy allah who directed me to you can not lair to me

however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you I am Fatima AHMED i am 18 years old girl and the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs.Youssuf AHMED .My father was a highly reputable business man (a coacoa merchant) he operated in the capital city of Ivory coast during his days.My fathers died mysteriously in France during one of his business trips in abroad on 12th.Febuary 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But Allah knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old on child birth according to what my father told me,The time for her delivery was complete and the doctor did not know because according to my father the doctor told them that my mother was not going through labour because according to his own prediction my mother had about one month more to deliver. So before they rialise she was onlabour, it has taken about two days and she became very weak and couldnot make it during child delivery.Since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on February 12/ 2006 which came to me as asuprise,

I have stoped schooling because i cant afford to pay for my school fees anymore. why becouse the way my uncle is madtreating me is very bad,There is this Amount of Money Five Million Two Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($5,200,000.00) which my late Father Mr.Youssuf AHMED kept for me in a security company here in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire before he was assasinated becuase of his Cocoa Farm Plantation in Cote D'Ivoire.

My father was assasinated.Now, I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security purposes.I want you to help ME for this matter as i need this money to leave from this country because the money staying in the security company is not giving me any joy. I am explaining my condition to you because of the situation i am facing here in my uncle's house. my uncle dont know that my father deposited this money in the security company so please i need you to help me stand as my father buisnass pathner in abroad, i sopourse to take the money by myself but my father was made agreemant with the security company the money will be giving to me whan i am 30years old but or i come with soon one that will help to invest the money
so please i need your help please do this for me as you do this allmithy allah will bless you, Please,I really need your help for this box to bring to you in your country for investment purposes as MY late father advice me as his only daughter to look for a partner in abroad that can help me to invest this money on the followings

1).Telecommunication
2 International School
3 Five star hotel

my father deposit the money in my name. I want you to know that our muslim rights by the almighty allah still permits him to married more than one wife, which i know he has started making some moves to married two more wives befor he was assasinated, If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer you 10% Of the total fund as soon as you help me the security company deliver the box to you in your country.And As soon i hear from you,i will lead you to the security company where my late Father deposited the Trunk box for you to contact them to negotiate how they will bring this box to you.

For your information,my Father did not let the security company to know that money is containing in the Trunk box,i am giving you the secret of the money because i have nothing to hide to you as i have taken you as my only brethren. May the good allah give both of us wisdom as i have see that this is the way our god allah want us to recognised each other.

please i want to beg you by the in the name of almighty allah for you to be faithull to me.And tell me that you will not cheat me because i am a small girl. that you will not cheat on me. I will like to come over to your country and finish my school and get a better husband and settle down for life.the most important things i need from you is honest to me becouse i never do this buisness befor in my live so i will like you to promise me that you can never cheat me when this money get to your contry that you are going to help me invest the money in your contry for a good buisness,

Thank you very much and may the almighty allah continue to protect you and your family in islam
Miss Fatima AHMED

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