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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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From: Baroness Sara- Alrushaid Thomas <sarathomas@blumail.org>
Reply-To: sarathomas94@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:01:08 +0200
Subject: My Will for Charity & Investment

My beloved, writing you today is from my heart i got your email address when i
was going through Europe- Middle East business digest and journals and i have
prayed before doing this, My name Baroness Sara- Alrushaid Thomas, I am 68
years old from Kuwait, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs
which also affected my hearing ability and my brain according to my doctors she

personally advised me that I may not live too long, this is because the cancer
has gotten to a very bad stage.
Reason why I embark on this project – 1ST THIS IS THE WISH OF MY LATE HUSBAND
AND 2ND I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child. My husband died in a fatal motor
accident.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry, Including all my husband left all
totaling £23 Million Pounds and Two Trunk Box(Family valuables) with a with our

Bank. Presently, this money is still with them I have already written them long

before my illness got to this stage that I will give a letter of authorization
to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my
illness and these was rather part of our initial agreement as contained in the
deed of lodge issued to me the day I deposited the funds with them.
Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been under going
treatment. Though I lost my ability to talk because of the feeding tube fixed
on my throat, there a surgery I need undergo soon so I can communicate with you

after the surgery but all depend on my ability to respond to the new treatment
that will be prescribed. It is my last wish to see that FUNDS BE USED FOR
DONATION TO ORPHANAGE AND SETTING UP OF SPECIALIST CENTRE FOR CARE OF LESS
PRIVILAGE I will require some of your details like your (1)Full Name (2)
address (3)age (4)personal email (5)occupation and (6)telephone number with fax

also – I need introduce you to the my Bank as my next of kin and the person who

will be in charge of this Charity project.
This proposal is CONFIDENTIAL and I can trust you to handle this, so I prefer
you keep this project to your self alone until every thing is finalize and
Funds released to your care, the Bank is also aware of the confidentiality of
my late husband and my Account so they will treat it so I hope you can keep
this CONFIDENTIAL? You will have at least 20% for your time and effort.
"Charity is when you are giving your right hand does not know what the left
hand is doing." As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of

the Bank / Secret Question/answer to the deposit, CERTIFICATE of deposit and
other necessary document and details that will be required by the Bank before
they can transfer funds to you. I will send a Formal signed Application in
writing to my Bank and also include your details also. Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein to use funds for CHARITY AND
DONATION TO LESS PRIVILAGE. I WILL EMAIL YOU MY RECENT PICTURE
AND THAT OF MY LATE HUSBAND WHEN YOU REPLY. So please email me on this address
which is my personal email. Email: sarathomas94@gmail.com
Love and blessings
Baroness Sara- Alrushaid Thomas


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