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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. Munirat Ahmed" <munirathmed@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sefiatahmed@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:00:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: From Mrs. Munirat Ahmed




From Mrs. Munirat Ahmed.
Bujumburam Camp
Republic Of Ghana

Sirs,


It is with tears and pains that I write this e-mail from my sick bed in a
hospital. I believe you have never met such a condition before. My name is
Mrs. Munirat Ahmed, widow to late Mr. Khalid Ahmed, former owner of
PETROLEUM AND GAS Company, in Benin Republic. I am 68 years old, suffering
from long time cancer of the breast. From all indications, my condition is
really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 6
months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has
gotten to a very bad stage. I don't want you to pity me rather all I need
is your trust. My late husband died in December 2003 in a plane crash in
Benin.

During the period of our marriage, we could only produce a female child.
My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I and my daughter
inherited all his business and wealth and presently i and my daughter are
living in a neighbouring country called Ghana in a refugee camp, because
that is the only place that our lives can be secured for me, based on the
fact that people also want my daughter dead, she is only 22 years of age
and besides that was the place my late husband deposited the sum of
$28,255,000.00 united states dollars. The doctor has advised me that I
will not live for more than 6 months, so I have now decided to spread all
my wealth, to help and contribute mainly to the development of charity in
Africa, America, Asia and across Europe. I am sorry if you are embarrassed
by my e-mail.

I found your e-mail address on a church website and as a real Child of
God, I have been investigating about you to know if really you are working
according to the direction of God. So after all my investigation, I am
deeply convinced and decided to contact you, but if for any reason you
find this e-mail offensive, you can ignore it and please accept my
apology.

Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon, in Benin and
deposited the sum of $28,255,000.00 united states dollars (Twenty Eight
Million two hundred and twenty five thousand United States Dollars only)
in The republic of Ghana long time ago, That's all I have left now, I need
your help to collect this funds and distribute it yourself to charity
homes and send my daughter back to school so that when I die my soul will
rest in peace.

The funds will be entirely in your hands to manage it and I hope God gives
you the wisdom to touch very many lives as this is my main concern. Fourty
percent (40%) of this fund will be for your time and effort, Another
Fourty percent (40%) for my daughter's education and investment which will
be superceded by you, while 20% goes to charity. Please you can reply with
my daughter's email as I have already informed her of you, and I am doing
this because I do not know when God will take my life. My daughter have
all relevant documents backing up the said fund in her possession.

Contact my daughter via this e-mail please: (sefiatahmed@yahoo.com)

Thank you and God bless you.

Mrs. Munirat Ahmed.

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