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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: "Fatima Abacha(Mrs.)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f58yr@i12.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:26:24 +0100
Subject: Devout Your Desired love For Charity If You Can Be Trusted, read and re

Beloved ,
I am  Sister Abacha Fatima (Mrs.), I am married to Late Abacha Mohammad Ibrahim   of blessed memory who was an oil explorer in Kuwait for twelve years before he died in the year 2001.
 
I and my husband were married for twelve years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
 
Though before his death we were both devoted believers.Since his death I too have been  battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems. When my late Husband was alive
he deposited the sum of $8.5million (eight Million, Five Hundred thousand U.S
Dollars) with a Security company.
 
Infact recently, my doctor told me that I have only six months to live due to cancer
problem.   Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.  Having known
my condition I decided to donate this fund to either charitable  organization or devoted trust worthy individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instructs herein.
 
Sincerely, i want this charitable organization or individual to use this money in all
sincerity to fund charitable homes, orphanages, preach the word of the almighty,
and also propagating the word of ALMIGHTY the most merciful and most
compassionate and to ensure that the society upholds the views and belief of the
Holy book.
 
Note that the  Holy book emphasizes so much on almighty's benevolence and this has
encourage me to take the bold step.I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are Full evils
doers and I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
Unholy manner.
 
Hence the reasons for this bold decision, i know that after death I will be
with almighty, the most beneficent and the most merciful.
 
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health, because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.
 
Further it will be of interest that you can kindly send your contact information which
include your Telephone numbers , Occupation, Age, Sex,and Country so that i will
add it in the letter i will send to the security company for the release of
this money on your behalf.
 
But i don't want them to know about this development. With almighty all things
are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
information of the security company and where the money was deposited.
 
Before that time, I will also issue a letter of authority to the security company authorizing them that the said fund Have being willed to you and a copy of such
authorization will be forwarded to you.
 
please i want you and the charitable organization where you reside to always pray for
me. My happiness is that I lived a true devoted believer worthy of emulation;
Whoever that wants to serve almighty must serve him in truth and in fairness.
 
Therefore please always be prayerful all through your life.And any delay in your reply
will give room in sourcing for another organization or a trustworthy for this
same purpose. Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your
shoulders. May the Almighty continueto guide and protect you.
 
Conclusively i want you to understand that i have personally made available 30% for
your own use 10% for the expenses and 60% will be for the charity work as i have
directed which you are personally going to be in charge of .
 
So May the good ALLAH the most compassionate and most merciful continue to guide
you.
 
Khuddar Hafiz,
Yours sister in faith,
 
Sister Abacha Fatima

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