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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: Anna Farah <anna.farah01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anna_far2@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 23:37:00 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I AM URGENT WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.




MY DEARFRIEND.  IT'S MYPLEASURE TO HAVE CONTACT WITH YOU, BASED ON THE CRITICAL CONDITION I FIND MINESELF, THOUGH, IT'S NOT FINANCIAL PROBLEM, BUT MY HEALTH, YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOWTHAT CANCER IS NOT WHAT TO TALK HOME ABOUT, THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU, AND MYCONTACT WITH YOU WAS NOT BY MISTAKE, BUT BY DEVINEFAVOUR OF ALLAH. I AMMARRIED TO MR. ABAULKARIM FARAH WHO WORKED WITH TUNISIA EMBASSY IN BURKINA FASOFOR NINE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2008.WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARSWITHOUT A CHILD. HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR FIVE DAYS. SINCE HISDEATH I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY, WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THESUM OF US$ 8.2M(EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)IN A BANK INOUAGADOUGOU THE CAPITAL CITY OF BURKINA FASO IN WEST AFRICA PRESENTLY THISMONEY IS STILL IN BANK. HE MADE THIS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR EXPORTATION OF GOLDFROM BURKINA FASO MINING. RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I DON'T HAVE MUCHTIME TO LIVE BECAUSE OF
THE CANCER PROBLEM, HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDEDTO HAND YOU OVER THIS MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THE LESS-PRIVILEGED PEOPLE, YOUWILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN. I WANT YOU TOTAKE 30 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE WHILE 70% OF THE MONEYWILL GO TO CHARITY" PEOPLE AND HELPING THE ORPHANAGE. I DON'TWANT MY HUSBAND'S EFFORTS TO BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I GREW UP AS AN ORPHANAND I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY AS MY FAMILY MEMBER, JUST TO ENDEAVOR THAT THE NAME OFALLAH IS MAINTAINED. AM DOING THIS SO THAT ALLAH WILL FORGIVE MY SINS ANDACCEPT MY SOUL BECAUSE THIS SICKNESS HAS SUFFERED ME SO MUCH. AS SOON ASI RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK IN BURKINA FASOAND I WILL SEND AUTHORITY LETTER THAT WILL PROVE YOU THE PRESENT BENEFICIARY OFTHE MONEY IN THE BANK THAT IS IF YOU ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY ASI STATED HEREIN. HOPING TO RECEIVE YOUR REPLY. REGARDS,MRS. ANNA FARAH. WRITTEN
FROM HOSPITAL.

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