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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: "Jamilah Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamilah4@live.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:10:32 +0200
Subject: Urgent Message!! Please help me

Hello,

I Mrs. Jamilah Ali from U.S.A. I have been married to Mohd Bin Ali, an engineer from Saudi Arabia. We were officially married on October 10, 2004. At that time he was working as contract employees in a company engaged in drilling and oil pipelines, gas and fuel, based in Singapore. His lease expires in 2006. We then moved in their home country Saudi Arabia together with our daughter.

On April 26, 2008, our family was driving home from the Saudi Arabia Riyadh Al Bathaa Central Mosque Saudi where I was forced by my husband to change from Christian to Muslim. On our way back home; our car suffered a flat tire and crashed into a utility pole. Steering wheel went through my husband's chest and wounded him. He died on the way to hospital but God still protecting me and my daughter.

After my husband was buried on April 28, 2008, his family came to claim my husband's property. They all claim that I am not married to Mohd Bin Ali officially as Muslim demands. I had to give up all the houses and property to them including access to all our bank account and his cars. Since August 2008, we complained to the court to resolve this problem with my late husband lawyer. But since then, it is also not one that gained.

My late husband had some money of U.S $6,000,000,00. saved for investment in an account at NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM. Until now none of his family members knows of the existence of this account and the money inside this account. Just me and my late husband trusted account officer who know about the amount of money in this account of my late husband. I decided to surrender all my husband's property to his family and take the money in this account to return to my country U.S.A with my daughter to start a new life. From the results of my research, the money in my husband's account has not been shown heirs. This is the reason for me to find someone who can be trusted to help us as the heirs of my late husband Eng: Mohd Bin Ali. You will get the money to be delivered into your bank account and you will wait for us to arrive in your country for shearing of the money when you have deposited the money into your bank account.

I will give you all the important information needed to claim this money. I am sure you are not going to disappoint me now or in the future. I don't the country you come from provided you are to be trusted.

I am waiting for your positive response as soon as possible.

Warm Regards,

Jamila Ali.

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