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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "30% for you " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ms_jmuhammad@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Master Card" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms_jmuhammad@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:33:09 -0700
Subject: My Dear, please help

Hello Dear

I am Ms. Jamilia Muhhammad, a Libyan national but born and raised in the United States as an Orphan and wife of one of the loyalist to the late Libyan leader; Col. Mummar Gaddafi who was killed during the 9 months Libya civil war. My Husband, who was arrested and killed by the members of Libyan National Transitional Council. As the result of my husband death, I had escape to an isolated place but my husband being a loyalist and part of the formal government of Col. Gaddafi made and left a huge fund for me which he manage to send and deposit with a Security Company in West Africa (Ghana) to be precise. He had to send the fund out when the crisis started earlier February 2011, I guess, he for-saw what was going to happen.

At the moment, I'm currently sick with brain and lung cancer. I live in the Hospital where I'm taking treatment but my health is in a very deteriorating stage and Doctors say that I have but a few months to live, this is because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage and the chemotherapy and radiotherapy are no longer working.

Consequently, my status/position of the present state does not permit me to open an account or run any huge financial business at the moment, because the current Libya government is still searching and hunting down the families of loyalist to the late Libyan Leader. This is main reason why I cannot claim or manage this fund and it is why I'm contacting you to claim, manage and investment the fund.

All necessary Legal documents will be changed to your name to enable the release of the funds to you by the fin. Company. Your assistance will enable me invest the funds in your country. But before we proceed you will promise me that you will not betray or abscond with the funds when it eventually released to you. It is my last wish to see that 60% of this money be used to build a Motherless Home I do not a place to call a home, 30% for you and 10% for the expenses made at the cause of securing this fund from the Security Company.

If you are interested to help me out, you can get back to me at this email address: ms_jmuhammad@yahoo.com. I shall give all the details of the fund as soon as I hear from you.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response.

Ms. Jamilia Muhammed.

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