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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Nasser Hanna Abboud" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:59:21 +0800
Subject: I BELIVE YOU CAN DO IT

Dearest

I am writing to you with the holy heart of God based on trust and wish that you will give me back the trust I have given to you, I am not looking for anything else, but someone with the fear of God, though its a sad and long story but I will cut it short for your quick and easy understanding, I am Mr. Nasser Hanna Abboud, An old man with a long time brain cancer problem, a Nationality of BEIRUT the capital of LEBANON. I and my family based in (Malaysia Kuala Lumpur), I was a Government Official and Independent Oil Marketer.

During one of the recent Bomb Explosion in BEIRUT, I and my family came for a Holiday in our country BEIRUT LEBANON and my Residence and my Oil station was razed to Nothing leaving my wife and my maid dead and (2) of my sales girls Deeply injured''' Lives and property was gone as noting And GOD knows all and him alone will I Glorify even in this my hospital bad, as the moment am still alive as Body of Christ Redeemed Christian of God, and now I want a reliable person of God that will help me train my only son that survive in the Bomb blasts.

I want to will my inheritance to you for the help to train my son in education and to put some of the money in charity organizations of God, as I know that you will keep this as the work you will do with God and my son and I need any individual person that fear God with all his heart and do what is right to the people of God even if you are a Christian, Muslim or Jews. I want you to use this money to fund churches, Orphanages, Widows, and other things in the Ministries or House of God and to help the privileges and those that are" in need of help in the world not to sit down in the money all alone when it comes to your care.

As this moment I am in (Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Malaysia), Where I have gone for a major operation for the Bomb Explosion problem that I have and it has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business.

Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life, than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world if there would be second chance for my life to be different, in the way from how I have lived my life's in the World, Also, the propagation of the work of God, building and maintaining the house of God through this money, is very important, I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. As Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight for my case and I shall hold my peace say's the word of God. I want to will my inheritance to you’ If really that you will help me to train my son, by respond back to my letter with this three question below.

(1). to train my son in any high level he want in education with this money, (2). To put the part of the money in fund churches of God, help build the Orphanages, Widows, Charity Organizations of Children, (3).This money must be used by God's way not ungodly way.

I want you to use this money as I have said to help the privileges and those that are" in need of help in the world not to sit down in this money all alone, and not to train my son or to do the work of God, As my families members did not care to train my son or put the money I gave to them in the work of God. I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends and none of them care to follow God's way, and I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to willed this money to you to help the charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Singapore and Somalia, Also to the mother less home in Malaysia here.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can't do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Haiti and Chile earthquake; they refused and kept the money to themselves as they still don’t know God. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them, as I do tell them to know, that our nation to day is being led astray by ungodly judges, mayors and governors in our country LEBANON, who are given to change, defying the Constitution and substituting their own wicked life.

The last of my money which no one knows of it, the huge cash deposit (Four Million Seven Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand United States Dollar's. 4.775.000.000) that I have with the Financial Office in Malaysia, If you will do all I have state in my letter that you will use this money for the work of God and to train my son as I said. I will give you the information’s of the Financial Office, here for you to get insomuch with them so that the money will transfer to you for dispatched it to charity organizations and to help get visa of your country for my son, so that you will train him in education as my family members are not good to God and I don’t want them to train my son in LEBANON TALIBAN’S WAYS and i want a person that will train him in God's way.

Note that everything concerning this transaction shall be LEGALLY done without hitch, Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue, as I hope that you are a sincere, honest, matured person and above all TRUSTWORTHY. And please if you are not interested delete this letter and do give this proposal SERIOUS AND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION. Your earliest response to this letter will be highly appreciated due to my cancer problem and any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or individual person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and hoping to hear from you soon.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Nasser Hanna Abboud.

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