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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. Waheeda Shaik Mohamed." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrswaheeda@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 09:17:24 +0100
Subject: God Bless you Please take this offer serious!

Dear Sir/Ma'am,
Please take this offer serious!

Now that we have found you, let us work hand in hand to actualize this deal. A family member of yours
( or perhaps just a person having the same last name with you died 1997 airliner crashed, leaving behind
an estate/capital of (USD12.5 Million with interest accrued till date) in the RHB BANK Singapore where
I work as an External auditor. Till date nobody has come forward as an heir or put up an application for
the claim (funds).

Recently during the bank's private search for a relative to the deceased who could claim the said funds,
your name and contact was among our findings that matched the Surname of the deceased whose name
is withheld for security reasons. He died intestate with no Will or Next of kin to this fund. To maintain the
level of security required for the completion of this transaction, I have intentionally left out the final
detailed information which I will give you as this transaction progress and your seriousness is affirmed.
I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details you will need to claim the
estate/capital and also work with you till the final remittance of the funds to the account you will
nominate for us, at the end of this transaction the $12,500,000.00 will now be shared between us as
follows.$5,000,000.00 for you and $7,500,000.00 for me and my colleagues that will do all the crucial
part in the Bank to ensure that all legal procedures are followed as regards the claim and making sure
the claim is released to you promptly with no time wasted. To affirm your willingness and cooperation to this
once in a life time opportunity please reply only to my email urgent

I do expect your prompt response.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Waheeda Shaik Mohamed.

ELIGIBILITY

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by my email Also you are advised to send me your full name, telephone/fax number, mailing
address, age and occupation based on trust and honesty and as soon as I get that I shall send to you
further detailed information regarding the procedure on how we can both claim this funds and seal this
deal of a lifetime

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