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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. Martha Muhammad" <noblexp@ndc.vsnl.net.in>
Reply-To: martha_jones61@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:04:50 +0200
Subject: re: Greetings


Salam alaykum,



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

for my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year.

I prayed and and ask Allah to give me a person that will handle this

project, I have been with my late husband and liked to visit once more if

God will in his infinite mercies.



I am Mrs. Martha Muhammad from Kuwait, I am 58 years old, I am suffering

from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain, from

all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite

obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not

live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten

to a very bad stage.



I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late

husband for twenty years without a child ,my husband died in a fatal motor

accident Before his death we were true believers. Since his death I decided

not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the

sum of 1.5million with the bank in London , United Kingdom.



Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me

as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so

long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on

my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it

confiscated.



Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in Abidjan where I have

been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. My doctors have told me

that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this

money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each

year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies

home.



I want you as Allah fearing person, to also use this money to fund Mosque,

orphanages and widows, I took this decision, before i rest in peace because

my time will so on be up.



As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new

beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I

stated herein.



Hoping to hear from you soon.



Waiting for your reply





Mrs. Martha Muhammad

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