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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 ANIZA HUSSAN" <huss@on.br>
Reply-To: mrsaniza@mail2oman.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 01:47:54 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: My Proposition




My Beloved,

Firstly, I apologize for intruding into your privacy, do kindly permit me
to introduce myself. I am Mrs. Aniza Hussan a citizen of Oman but
currently residing in the United Kingdom. I have a mutual benefit
proposition for your consideration and acceptance which requires trust and
confidentiality. I was married to Late Ahmad Hussan of blessed memory who
was an oil explorer in Oman and Russia for twelve years before he died in
the year 2004. We were married for twelve years without a child; he died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I
too have been battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems. When my late
Husband was alive he deposited a substantial amount of money worth
US$40.8Million with a bank in the United Kingdom which I inherited after
his death.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have only Four months to live due to my
ailment. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either
a charity/orphanage home or devoted Allah (God) fearing individual that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct therein. I want
this organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund
charity homes (motherless homes), orphanages, and widows. I took this
decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and
my husbands relatives are into radical organization and I don’t want a
situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner, hence the
reasons for this bold decision. Please, pray for me to recover as your
prayers will go a long way in uplifting my spirit.

I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health condition which has seriously affected my speech and also because
of the presence of my husband’s relatives around me always. I don’t want
them to know about this development. As soon as I receive your reply I
shall give you further directives on what to do and how to go about
actualizing this project. I will also instruct my lawyer to file an
application on your behalf to the bank where the funds were deposited for
the transfer of the money to you for this purpose. I want you to always
pray for me. Any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for an
organization or a devoted Individual for this same purpose. Until I hear
from you by email: mrsaniza@mail2oman.com for details/modalities.

My dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.

Remain blessed,
Mrs. Aniza Hussan


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