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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: Bushra Abdul-Jalil <hajiabushra@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hajiabushra@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:56:18 -0600
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Good Day

My name is Hajia Bushra, I am married to late Alhaj Abdul-Jalil the son of late Alhaj Imam Abdul-Basit from Kuwait, working as a manager in an oil company in the Kuwait. my husband has been dead since 7 years ago. Before the death of my husband we are both married for 50 years but sorrowfully no child has come our way. We are both barren through out our lives. My husband does not abide to the suggestion of adopting a child till he died.

But before he died, he deposited $35 million dollars with a security company for a safe keeping in the republic of Ghana. Since my husband died, i have been taking my time to look for a profitable business to invest the money on before i become terribly tired and sick. My doctor told me I would not survive after the next five weeks. Because i am suffering from heart/kidney cancer which i have been infected with for the past 30 years.

When i had no one to take over the property left behind, I intend to donate this money out to an unknown person who will utilize the money very well. I will be happy to give you this money so that half of it can help you in any of your ongoing project, and also you will donate half of it to the Charity Organization around you. I will be happy if you accept this because it is a gift that I am willing to give out without asking anything in return.

As i have said i have no much time to use on earth, so reply me back as soon as possible to direct you on how you will get the money before my time is up.

Regards.
Hajia Bushra




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