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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: "gamal kassim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <galkasm@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:55:26 +0200
Subject: THANK YOU FROM MR. GAMAL KASSIM.

Hello my dearest good day, this mesage may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met or
even known eachother before I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains so I decided to contact
you through this medium.As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die
someday.My name is Mr.Kassim Gamal, a 62 year old merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I am a secret gay due to
the part of the world where i come from because it is a ticket to death if it is displaced open but i have not stop to support
gay and lesbian right movement because it is not any body's fault to be born this way. I have been recently diagnosed
with Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,that was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has
defiled all forms of medicine 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, after my wife and children died in a fatal car accident and since then
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 focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. 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
if i have a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
Now that I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended
family members and as well as a few close friends and Schools in the UAE. I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some
charity organizations in the U.A.E, England and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do
this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and donate the money, which I
have there to charity organization in Haiti and Bulgaria they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do
not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contemted with what I have given or left for them. The last of my money
which is the huge cash that I deposit in a bank in Italy where I normally used to buy my mechandize and do business to
the U.A.E.I want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations expecially for the
promotion of gay and lesbian right movement if you have the time and means you can start one such charity organization
with this fund if you canot just distribute to charity. I am writing this message from my laptop computer in my
hospital bed in italy where I normally buy merchandize and do bisniness to my country and presently under going
treatments under palliative care as I wait for my time to come. If you are interested to help me i will give you more
information about this, like the amount that i deposited in the bank and Contact of the bank so you can contact them.
I will also send you pictures of my self when in the hospital. Note that you will take 15% out of the funds and give 85%
to the charity organizations.I pray that God uses you to support and assist me with good heart.If you can help please
respond back to me on my private email; mrkassimgamal48@aol.com thank you in anticipation and God be with you.
MR. GAMAL. KASSIM.

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