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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 aajebee <aabejee7575@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: aabejee@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:04:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikumm,




Assalamu Alaikumm,



Greetings in the name of Allah,greeting to you again and to every menbers of your family,My name is Mrs Ajeebah Aariz , I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.



My Dear I want you to be open in this project as I prayed and fasted to the almighty Allah. for the right person before I contacted you for this project Now be informed that Allah does not look for men face but your heart,I find your contact infomation in internet after my fasteing and prayer. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Haiti, Chile and Malaysia.



Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore,

I need a person that can use this money for Allah's work's Please try to understand that I did not contacted you by my power, but after my fasting and prayer to the almighty Allah for the right person that will use this money for his work, This is word of the almighty Allah that lead me to take this bold decision.



In my account in U.K,i deposited the sum of ($5.7) five million seven hundred thousand dollars,I want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to various charity organizations worldwide.I have set aside 10% for you if you can do this very very well.



Please remember to keep this known to you alone and me for now, as I am doing this as a contribution to life on earth. I will also appreciate if you provide me with the following information’s, so that i can put you through the whole process.



I will really appreciate your quick response,



Mrs Ajeebah.

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