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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Abdul Hamed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdulhamed16@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00:19 -0700
Subject: IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL

Dear Brothers/Sisters in Islam,

As-salaam Aleikun Waramotullahi Tahala Wabarakatu, We the Muslim student of Yaba Polytechnic, Lagos Nigeria, solicit for fund from our beloved brothers and sisters in Islam to build a befitting mosque in our institution. This mosque is urgently needed for two specific reasons.

1. Though the school is a small one, they are at least six Christian churches and no single mosque in the premises, so the Christians use this to intimidate the Muslims every single opportunity they get.

2. Nigeria is a Christian community consisting of about 55% Christian and like 45% Muslim, so we see this as a big challenge and we want this mosque to spread Islam the religion of peace.

Because we the Muslim student as been considered as the minority, the school authority are making things worst. The Rector and his subordinate are all Christians and so they have been turning deaf ears to our cries. After much progress and boycotting of school activities, they could only provide a land where we can mount the mosque so it is left for us to seek for fund and build our mosque.

So as true Muslims, we see this as a Jihad that is to help rise the mosque for ALLAH (S.W.T) in our noble but self center institution and the community. ‘Give generously for the cause of God and do not with your own hands cast yourselves unto destruction. Be charitable; God loves the charitable’ (SURA 2:195) BAQARA we are crying out fisebilillahi, so we can have a mosque together, pray, bring our brothers and sisters back to the right path and most importantly spread the one and only religion Islam. After consulting the builders, they have estimated the cost to be $47,500 United States (8,550,000 Naira). May Allah bless you as you contribute to spreading Islam in no small way.

‘…Fight for the cost of God, with your wealth and with your persons. This will be the best for you if you both knew it’ (SURA 9:41) AL-TAUBAH.

Please note: We would appreciate any, no matter how small or how big. ‘Those that do God works shall have a good reward and more blessings’… (SURA 10:26).

Whoever is interested in investing in ALLAH (S.W.T) work can do so by contacting the Amir of the Muslim student; Abdul Hamed abdulhamed16@yahoo.com , No one does business with ALLAH (S.W.T) and runs at lost.

And if u don’t want to be known and u want to just contribute to this noble course, u can just help buy contributing what u can to build this mosque. You can ask for the information to send your contribution to help build the mosque and other information.

May ALLAH bless you and your family.


MA SALAAM.




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