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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: "Omar Rahman Tariq." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rahmatariq952@webadictos.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:53:56 +0200
Subject: Thank you from Mr.Rahman Oma Tariq.

Hello my dearest one good day,
my message may come to you as a surprise for the fact that we have never met nor even known each other before now,please
I might not know how you feel about my message but I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains,if
you do feel bad about this message you can as well ignor it.How is every body around you,I hope well nad good.I decided
to contact you through this medium as it was the only means I could reach out for an organization or individual out there
to aid me facilitate my parting wish.I don't want you to feel too pathetic as you read my this message because they say,
one thing that is inevitable in life is death.lt is but I believe not everybody like to die impromptu,I feel sad saying
this but I have to.My name is Mr.al Assad Rahman Tariq,I am a 58 years old gold merchant and business man from Dubai in
the UAE.
It was recently diagnosed that I am infected with Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,that was discovered lately as a resulf of my
laxity in my health matterS,so far it has defiled all forms of medicine and right now,I have just about a few months to live
or survive according to medical experts.I will say that I have not particularly lived my life so well,after my wife and son
died in a fatal car accident few years back.Since then I never really cared for anything or anyone,not even myself except
business.Although I am rich,I was never generous, I wasalways hostile to people and only focus on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for that matters to me.
Right now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have and make all the money in the
world.Should l be given a second chance to come to life again, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
Now that I know my time is near,I have no other choice than to will and have given most of my properties,belongings and assets
to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends and Schools in the united arab emirates where I
am from.I also have decided to give to Charity as I want it to be one last good deed I do.So far I have distributed money to
some charity organizations in the Ireland,poland,and,here in the UAE,but right now that my health is deteriorating,and I can not
do all this my self any more,I asked members of my family to close an accounts which I had in Switzerland,and donate the money
which I have there to charity organizations in the south america,asia or africa,and they declined,and retrieved that money to
themselves.Hence I do not have confidence in them anymore as that was not the first time they are doing this kind of a thing to
me,even with business matters,if I have to remember many things in the past,but this is not the time for all that as they seem
not to be so much contemted with what I have given to them and left behind.
Haven considered so much and getting to know my dilemma,the last of my money which no one but my late wife is aware about is a
huge cash deposit I lodged with a Finance and security company-Bank in Italy where I normally buy my mechandize and do some business
to the UAE before I took ill,please I want your humble assistance in aiding me to collect my deposit and dispatch to charity
organizations,please if you have the opportunity use a little part for the promotion of gay and lesbian right movement if you can.
I have to say that I was a secret gay,due to part of theworld I come from as it is a ticket to authomatic death if found out or
exposed but I have not stop to support the gay and lesbian movement and rights as it is not any bodys fault to be born that way,and
as well if you have the time and means you could as well start up one of such charity organization with this fund if you can not just
distribute all to charity.I am writing this message from my hospital bed in London,UK,where I am presently under going treatments under
palliative care unit as I wait for my time to come.Please I want you to aid me towards achieving my dying wish,I do not want my money
to be confiscated by the bank.If you are in the position and a God fearing person,and you can do this for me I will give you all the
information,like the amount I deposited and the contact so that you can make contact with them for the release of my deposit to you
care as my next of kin and dispatch to charity as I have alredy instructed herein.
For your kind assitance in aiding me to do this,I have set aside a figure out of this funds for you,and also a part should there be any
expenses,but if none please do add that rest part to the money meant for the charity and you shall give or use the balance for the
purpose it is meant for.This is my dying wish.I pray that you are in position to be used devinely to support and assist me with good
heart in touching the lives of the less privilege and others out there, since I am presently out of self help.If you can aid me please
respond back to me on my email;rahmatariq952@webadictos.net
Thank you in anticipation and for taking your time to read my message and my warmest greeting to you,the rest of the family and every
body around you.Your beloved,Mr.Rahman Tariq.

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