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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: Kudirat Farl <farlkudit4918@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: akmfarl4918@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:40:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ASSALAM ALAIKUM, ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU READ.




ASSALAM ALAIKUM, ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU READ.

I AM MADAM KUDIRAT FARL FROM SERIA-LEONE A WIDOW TO LATE MR. LATEIFFARL, I AM 49 YEARS OLD, I AM A REAL ISLAM FAMILY, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIMECANCER OF THE BREAST, FLORA ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLYDETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOULD DIE, I CAN NOT LIVE MORETHAN THREE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TOMEDICAL ANALYSIS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERYBAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN.

MY LATE HUSBAND IS KILLED DURING THE SERIA-LEONE WAR IN SERIA-LEONE,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE ALLAH GAVE US ONE SON MOHAMMED. MY LATEHUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY WORKING DIAMOND AND GOLD MINING IN SERIA-LEONE ANDAFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HASADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TODIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOSQUEIN AMERICA, AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE ESPECAILLY CREATE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OFLESS PREVILLAGED ONES, WIDOWS AND ORPHANAGE HOMES.

YOUR PROFILE PUCH ME TO CONTACTED WITH YOU AFTER MY I PRAYER AND FASTFOR THREE WEEKS WITH MY SON OVER IT, I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $18.7EIGHTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASEI WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A SAFE KEEPING SECURITY COMPANYIN IVORY COAST AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEYIN YOUR NAME INSHA ALLAH.

I AM DESPERATLY IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND I HAVE SUMMONED UP COURAGE TOCONTACT YOU FOR THIS PROJECT AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY ONLY SON MOHAMMED. PLEASEIF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TOP USE THE FUND AS I DIRECTED YOU HEREIN LET ME KNOWIMMEDIATELY IN YOUR REPLY E-mail FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND DIRECTIVES.I AMWILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THIS TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR EFFORT AND ANOTHER 5%FORANY EXPENSES WHICH YOU MAY INCUR IN THIS TRANSACTION. 40%FOR THE POOR AND40%YOU WILL INVEST FOR MY SON AND ASSIST HIM TO COME OVER TO MEET YOU IN YOURCOUNTRY TO FURTHER HIS EDUCATION.

LASTLY,I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USEDFOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUHG IM LATE THEN, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUTTHAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT ALLAH IS VANITY AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO ALLAHTHAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS TEMPLE. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR ALLAH THELOVE OF ALLAH BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I AM WAIT URGENT REPLY FROM YOU.

ALLAH BLESS YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY
MADAM. KUDIRAT FARL

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