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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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Fraud email example:

From: Osumond Makeba <worldbankgazette@gmail.com>
Reply-To: worldbankinternationalpayment@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:21:15 -0700
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum

Beloved in faith,

Assalamu alaikum waroh matullah iwabarakatuh.


I have seen war and I have seen peace, I have seen riches and I have
seen people die of hunger on daily bases. And I am quite certain that
life is vanity; the only life worth living is a life of service to the
almighty Allah, most merciful, most compassionate and most benevolent.

This is the reason for my present decision based absolutely on TAQWA.I
am the only surviving child of the Gen. Abdulaziz Shihab Al-Hamza,one
of the UNITA rebel leaders of Angola. My late father fought the
agonizing protracted Angolan civil war from the very scratch,and was
in charge of selling diamonds and other solid minerals of the rebel
stronghold area, as well as purchasing arms and ammunition in return.

This position made him very rich and powerful. So powerful that the
late Dr.Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the head and founder of the UNITA
guerrillas felt threatened that he planned to get rid of my father.

As much as I can remember, one Sunday I was away with my mother when a
handful of soldiers obviously sent by the late Dr.Jonas Malheiro
Savimbi went to our house and killed my father, my two sisters and
brother. They also executed everyone that beard the same surname with
us in my village, thus making sure that we were completely wiped out
of the surface of the earth. An aide loyal to my father met with me
and my mother and sneaked us to Zambia a neighboring country, from
where we traveled to London. My mother died of extreme cancer a month
ago here in London,and here am I on my sick bed diagnosed of HIV 1 & 2
i.e. full-blown AIDS and I have a few months to live. few months ago
my late mother took me to a Finance firm where my late father
deposited large sum of money he acquired during the war, and I took
possession. I do not want this money to get into wrong hands by means
of intestate laws.


My late father probably did not do things right and fate has dealt
with us decisively, but lying here on my dying bed I am determined to
do things right to enable me die in a state of TAAHIR, by passing this
fund on to a devoted Muslim that will use it to propagate Islam to the
glory of the Almighty Allah (swt), take care of the weaks of
the-earth (the widows, old and orphans). If you know and believe in
your heart that you can stand up for a good course and bring glory to
the name of Alla (swt), distinguish yourself in this world full of
evil and corruption and use this money just as I have said, then get
in touch with me immediately with your direct and private phone
number(s) to enable me give you further details e.g: how much is
involved, where the money is and what to do, as time is of the
essence, because it is imperative that you pull this fund to your bank
account now that I am still alive to avoid eminent confrontation and
refusal by the Finance company when I am gone.

Awaiting your immediate
Sallallahu alayhi wasallam.

Reply to this email:hamzaalhamza_hamza@yahoo.co.jp
Yours in faith,
Hamza Al-Hamza

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