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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 Sherifat Ahmed" <sherifahad1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 18:02:51 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Urgent attention,





ASSALAMUALAIKUM,

I am sherifat ahmed who is presently in a hospital because of Kidney
problem and Stroke sickness , I am CHILDLESS, I can not do anything of my
own, can't talk, because of my condition,I get help from some nurses here
in the hospital.

I beg pardon, I inherited the sum of $18,500,000 MILLION U.S DOLLAR from
my LATE HUSBAND , ABDULKARIM RAMIZ AHMED, blessed memory who is an oil
explorer in Kuwait for twelve years .We were married for eighteen years
without a child . He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days, last 6 years ago, as I am suffering for Kidney problem and Stroke
sickness, I am a afraid to die leaving my late husband wealth unclaimed.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO HELP ME WITHDRAW THIS TREASURE AS MY BENEFICIARY.

As soon as you receive the boxes you should take 30% for your self and
your entire family while you will come to help me with only $100.000.00
and 70% is what you will USE TO BUILD MOSQUE in the memory of my late
husband and distribute the rest to charity or either a religion
organization ( Christian or Muslim ) or Victims of War in Asia , Middle
East or to the less privileged Indonesian victims of Tsunami , Earthquake
or Pakistan Flood victims.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL , CONTACT ME DIRECT TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL
sherifahad1@hotmail.com with your below contact information , May the
Almighty ALLAH continue to guide and protect you .

I will like to have the below information of yours.

Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Age / Sex
Your Occupation ( what you do )
Your Tel. Phone Number

As soon as I receive your reply,I will issue a letter of authority to the
Finance Company authorizing them that the said Fund have been willed to
you .

W'asalam

HAJIA sherifat Ahmed

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