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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: abid favour <mrsfavourabid2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:37:08 +0000
Subject: Good day to you


Good day to you and peace be unto you

I am Mrs Favour Abid ,I am married to Late Mallam ABID of blessed memory who is an oil explorer in middle east for twelve years before he died.We were married for many years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were both devoted Muslims.Since his death I too have been battling with both Cancer and Stroke sickness problems. When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2.5million (Two Million, Five Hundred thousand U.S Dollars) with a Finance Company in over seas.
Recently,my doctor told me that I have short life to live due to cancer and Stroke problems that i am suffering. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either a Christian organization,muslim organization, devoted Christian individual or devoted muslim individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instructs herein. I want this Christian organization,muslim organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund such as churches,mosques ,vein yard, orphanages, widows,Disable people and also propagating the word of god and to ensure that the society upholds the views and belief of the word of god.The word of god emphasizes so much on god benevolence and this has encourage me to take the bold step.I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money since my late Husband died,so it made them to
kept away from me and abandoned me in the hospital without any of them care for my health, all they are waiting for me to die so that they will inherited the money,so I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an Unholy manner,ungodly way,criminal way,buying weapons.Hence the reasons for this bold decision. I know that after death I will be with god the most beneficent and the most merciful. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, because of the presence of my husband's relatives who are monitoring me on the day i will die. I don't want them to know about this development. With god all things are possible.

Before I will forget you will take 25% out of the total money then you will use the 75% to work as i directed you.

Reply to me for more details in my email
Mrs Favour Abid

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