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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: "Hilda Soetiono" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hildasoetiono@humanitarian-project.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 03:14:20 -0000
Subject: I wait your urgent reply.

May the Almighy Allah be with you,

I know this may come as surprise and sceptic to you but i really want you to read it carefully and get the contents therein.Since we do not know each other,but i am contacting you with trust and faith i have, that you will never fail me. I have tried to get an individual to search for a muslim individual to do this for me serverally..till i could pay for a commerce asia search after the result came out i got about 10 individuals and you happen to be among them.

My name is Mrs Hilda Soetiono a nationality of Malaysia. I am married to late Mr. Umar Soetiono who worked with embassy in chevron for 26 years before he died in the year Octorber 2003. We were married for twenty years with a Daughter. He died after a the illness that lasted for long four days.Before his death we were both a good muslim.

When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of (Seven Million Five hundred U.S.Dollars) with one of the banks here in the united states. Presently, this money is still in the States with the bank.I have been diagnose with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to mosque or better still a muslim individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a person or muslim member that will use this fund to orphanages, research centres and widows propagating the word of Allah and to ensure that the house of Allah is maintained.

The Holy Qur’an made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore this is why i seek for your assistance, I once asked try a member of my family to distribute the money which I gave him to the charity organization here they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be ontended with what I have left for them.I took this decision because I have a child that will inherit this money but my daughter can not carryout this work only because i and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for Allah and live some for our daughter to have a better live. our daughter is just 17 year old now and been grow up in the USA, he have low manterity and my husband's relatives are not muslim and I don´t want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I am presently placed on dialysis check up and will not need telehpone comminication most of the time because

I dont want a situation where this money will be used in any way that those not concern the will of Allah. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Allah. I want your telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of the presence of my family relatives around me always . I dont want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this money. With Allah all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance Security Firm. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and your muslim individual to always pray for me because the Allah is my shepherd. My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy musliThe Quran made us to understand that, "Whosoever fear Allah and keep his duty for him he will make a way for him to get out of every difficulty and he will provide him f

Whoever that wants to serve Allah must serve him in truth, Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a mosque or muslim individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here. I pray to Allah for his providence for a smooth transfer. If this picks your interest, please do contact me immediately for more details. I will be highly appreciate to receive your telephone and fax number and also hear more about you.

Remain blessed in the name of the Allah.

Hilda Soetiono

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