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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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Fraud email example:

From: "FATIMA AHMED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fatimahmed46@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:16:09 +0100
Subject: MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU AS YOU READ AND REPLY.

Dear Friend,


MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU AS YOU READ AND REPLY..


May the good God bless you as you read this mail to hear my cry. I have choose to carry out this mission just because the Almighty has called me to do so, which the voice of the Almighty is the final in a man’s life. Please join me my friend to carry out the wish of the almighty to help the children of the world. I got your contact address through a nurse at the hospital and endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue because of my close family, as i hope that you are a sincere, honest and matured person and above all TRUSTWORTHY.


Right now, I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer, which It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for not even my family, until I lost them few years back during the war.


But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my late husband extended family members because right now life has no meaning to me anymore, due to the love I have for money and things of the world, like I said, I lost my immediate family in Iraq years ago before I came back from a business trip in Dubai and china, ever since I have actually lost hope of life which led me to some dubious way of living my life because the world is a wicked place.


Now I have a calling from God, I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul. so, I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed funds to some charity organizations in the Somalia, Algeria, India and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can’t do this myself anymore, and I can’t travel out of Iraq till I hear the finally calling from the Almighty the creator. I once asked members of my extended family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have given them so far and this is the major reason why i want you to contact me through my private email below.


I will want you to help me collect my last deposit and dispatched it to any charity organizations. I deposited this money in a security/finance house abroad, which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S dollars ($25,500,000). you can keep 15% of the total funds for your self for your good heart to help me realise my dream to help the needy once, then 5% for any expenses insured, the balance 80% will be use to fulfill the wish of the almighty God to help the children of the world, the poor and needy and also to assist the sick Cancer patients. Please respond back to me on this email. because right now i only have access to an internet in the hospital, my late husband wicked family has taken my handy away so i can not spread my wealth to others.


May the almighty God be with you and give you the heart to help in this regards.


Regards,

Fatima Ahmed

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