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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: "Holy Foundation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <idrisuman222@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:33:48 +0100
Subject: Re: Less Previledge Project

My Dear Friend,

My name is Idris Uman. I am married with two children. My wife and two children died on the 24th of May 2007 in a car accident while they were on holiday in Egypt.
Presently, I am receiving intensive treatment in a private hospital here in the United Kingdom since August, 2010. My doctors told me I have cancer of the lung and
I have two months left to live.

When I discovered this ailment in 2009, it dawned on me that I had been living a very vain life. Then the need to affect the lives of those in need became very
paramount in my thoughts. This appears to be a case of mercy after death as I no longer have the strength to do those things I used to do when I was still very full
of life. My dear friend, in my resolve to actualize my dying wish, I have been able to support charity organizations to a very large extent around the world. Then my
health became a sorry tale, that at this particular point in time, I live at the mercy of various drugs and operations which certainly cannot remedy anything.

My close family members and friends are however not happy with the way I have disbursed everything of mine to the motherless Babies and the less privileged charity
organizations around the world. That is why they failed to help me actualize my dream of supporting charity. They held for themselves the funds I made available and
went as far as even trying to terminate my life when the hour (though very short) has not come. All relationship with me has been severed and they are of the opinion
that the last of my fortune has beenspent, unknowingly to them that the sum of Twenty million United States Dollars (US$20M) still lies with an offshore bank in the
United Kingdom. That is the last I have here on earth after my medical bills have been estimated and all expenses paid pending when I shall be no more.

These funds I wish to entrust to you, to help propagate the works of Children charity where ever your location is and must especially the less privileged children
around the world. By so doing, I would need your utmost Sincerity and honesty to carry the venture along successfully. It would be required of you to furnish me with
your full names, address, telephone/fax numbers; occupation and your date of birth, to enable me give the necessary power of attorney to my lawyer that will make you
the eligible sole beneficiary to the funds. Once this is done, we shall make arrangements with the security bank on how the funds would be transferred to your
location. I beg of you to deal with me honestly and render me your assistance to the fullest of your capacity. You would be helping a dying man. For all you will be
doing in this project, you will be getting 30% of the total sum while you will invest or distribute the rest in charity organizations anywhere in the world.

Most importantly you would be touching the lives of a huge number of people. I hope I would be able to count on you while I wait impatiently for the time to come as I
have two months left to leave on earth according to my doctors and bones are slowly cleaving to my skin.

If you are interested in this project of touching people?s life and fulfilling the wish of a dying man, please get back to me immediately.

Thanks and God bless you.

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Idris Uman
Reply Email: idrisuman333@gmail.com
Reply Email: idrisuman222@hotmail.co.uk
Tel/Fax No: +44-709-2293979


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