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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.Farzana Massouma" <mrs.farzana2@admin.in.th>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:22:03 +0300
Subject: Urgent Response






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My beloved friend,



Greetings in the name of God please let this not sound strange to you;

permit me to inform you of my desire.I am Mrs.Farzana Massouma,a 50 years

old woman suffering from cancerous ailment. I was married to my late

husband Mr.Fadi Massouma who was a gold merchant in Kuwait for twenty-one

years and we don,t have any child, my husband died in a fatal mining

accident in November 17th 2008 and since his death I decided not to

re-marry.



When I was diagnosed with cancer in 2010,I sold all my inherited

belongings and deposited the sum of 12.2 Million Dollars in the

BANK(Twelve Million, two Hundred Thousand Dollars).I want an investor that

will assist me to invest this fund on my late husband name.



Presently, this money is still with the Bank (Name withheld). And

recently my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the

cancerous problem which has cost me my ability to talk.





Though what bothers me most is the Paralysis of both legs that I have in

addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen on me, I

have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this fund to

help charity organizations, orphanages, churches, mosques, widows,

motherless baby’s home, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or

whatever you may have

in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.



I will give you more details upon receipt of your response but if you are

not interested please pardon me.



Remain blessed,

Best regards,

Mrs.Farzana Massouma

mrs.farzana2@admin.in.th

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