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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 Malak <malak_ali@voila.fr>
Reply-To: malak_ali0010@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:57:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mrs. Malak Ali.










































Dear God's elect,
 
I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow
in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Malak  Ali, and am contacting you from my country
Tunisia I want to tell you this because I don't have any other option than to
tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I married to Mr.Aabideen Ali who
worked with Tunisia embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the
year 2005.
 
We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not to
remarry,When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight
Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city
of Burkina Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made
this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.
 
Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven
months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to
take care of the less-previlaged people, you will utilize this money the way I
am going to instruct herein.
 
I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use
While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping the
orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member,
just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. am doing this so that God
will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness have suffered me
so much.
 
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in
Burkina Faso and I will also instruct my lawyer to issue you an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank, that is if
you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
 
Hoping to receive your reply,

Mrs Malak
Ali.

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