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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. S. Z" <mrs.sadre1@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 08:13:36 +0100
Subject: Take This funds for the work of Allah.

Dear.
I got your contact through American data base list and I decided to contact you since you are not within United Kingdom. I am Mrs. Sadre Zakzaky Jabi, a citizen of Kuwait but currently admitted in the hospital here in London for my health treatment for Cancer and Fibroid. I was married to late El Zakzaky Jabi. My husband El Zakzaky Jabi works with Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (K.S.C) and he died in service and all his entitlements were paid to me as we do not have any child. I sent you an email before but didn't get your reply. I am contacting you again to help me distribute my $3.5 Million I fixed with royal bank of Scotland to motherless babies, poor build churches, Mosques and people in need around your community.
These funds will be transferred to you as my beneficiary to carry out this programme on my behalf because if anything happens to me my husband brothers will use the money to support their Islamic programme which i do not support.
Please, i don't have any child and there is no one i can trust these funds in his or her hands around me. My lawyer cannot carry out this programme on my behalf because my husband brothers know him and can investigate him. Please, you have to respond to me immediately because my doctor told me that I will be having an operation within some days from today and I might not survive it after the operation. As soon as you reply me, I will inform the bank about you because there is no time and I will tell my lawyer about you. I want you to always pray for me and do not relate the content of this letter to anyone because I do not want my husband relatives those who lives and work in US to get the knowledge of these funds i am willing to you. Until I hear from you. Reply me through this email (mrs.sadre1@sify.com )
Remain blessed.
Mrs. Sadre Zakzaky Jabi
 

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