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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: "Jenny Maahz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jenny.maahz@bnm-online.com>
Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 21:32:07 +0200
Subject: It's Me Jenny'' (On the 2nd of May)

>From Sister Janet Zaheer
City Tower 1, Sheikh Zayed Rd, GA
Dubai, Office 1408, PO Box 239,
United Arab Emirates
Date: 2nd of May, 2010



Compliments of the day'


After a serious thought, I decided to open up to you and this
is nothing but the simple truth about my life situation and it
happened to me. My name is Mrs. Janet Zaheer, I am an
Accountant by profession, I send my love and greetings to you,
Please pardon me as I am aware that this is Not a conventional
way of relating such an important message to you, I did try
without success to locate either your contact Address and I
resorted in contacting you via email. Not withstanding, I know
quite well that Recently, there are so many scams going on via
internet and it is difficult to trust but i don't know why my spirit
still approved me to email you about this out of few email
addresses i got from the internet, yours was the only one that
was approved in my heart to contact after my fasting and prayers.
I am a Canadian Citizen married to Late. Mr. Mohammad
M. Zaheer, From Jordan, a Muslim and a merchant in Dubai, U.A.E.


It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during
one of his business trips abroad on the 12th of September 2006.
Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have
been masterminded by his business partner who traveled with Him at that
time. But God knows the truth! Since his death, I have been battling
with both Cancer and fibroid problems for Two years now, which
was the cause of my childlessness, I have been diagnosed with
"Esophageal cancer" which was discovered Very late and it has
defiled all forms of medicine. Just last week my doctor told me
'A BROKEN HEARTED NEWS' that I have few months to live
due to my body is no more responding to the treatment, all drugs
has been defiled and reacting negatively to my Body. And this leads
to a stroke attack which bothers me most, because I cannot move
as I'm using wheel chair in the hospital right now.


Finally, having known my condition, I decided to give Alms to less
privileges around the world especially those who has become the
victim of circumstance of one sickness or the other like
(HIV AIDS, CANCER PATIENTS, KIDNEY PROBLEMS ETC)
In view of this, I am seeking for your help for using your honorable
person to help our less Privileged brothers and sisters in your Country
with the Last Fixed Deposit Account that me and my husband deposited
with a bank in Europe. I will like you to take half of the money and use
the remaining balance to assist all the poor people and children around
you, because I cannot do this by myself anymore because of my present
condition on a wheel chair at the hospital. As soon as I receive your
response to this message, I will give you all the necessary documents and
full details about the money and the name of the bank where the money
was deposited. May God Bless You and Your Family.



Yours Sister,
Mrs Janet Zaheer

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