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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.Elham Farah" <mrhassank778@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elhamfarah01@postafiok.hu
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:19:02 -0800
Subject: Peace be Upon You.

Peace be Upon You.

I am glad to know you, but Allah knows you better and he knows why he
has directed me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. I
saw your e-mail contact at Tunisian ministries of commerce and foreign
trade departments. I am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in
my heart, My Name is Elham Farah. And am contacting you from my
country Tunisia I want to tell you this because I don’t have any other
option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I am
married to Mr. Toyo Farah who worked with Tunisia embassy in Burkina
Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2005.We were married
for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of US$ 8.2m(Eight million two hundred
thousand dollars)in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina
Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made
this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.
Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer problem. Whoever that wants to serve Allah
must serve him in spirit and Truth because Allah is the Most High,
Please always be prayerful all through your life.

The one that disturbs me most is my cancer sickness. Having known my
condition decided to hand you over this money to take care of the
less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to take 50 Percent of the total money
for your personal use While 50%of the money will go to charity" people
in the street and helping the orphanage.

I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband
relatives are not good not even good at all because they are the one
that responsible for the death of my late husband in other to have all
my late husband properties and I don't want my husband's efforts to be
used by those that conspired for his death. I grew up as an Orphan and
I don't have anybody as my family member, just to Endeavour that the
name of Allah is maintained.... Am doing this so that Allah will
forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness has suffered
me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank in Burkina Faso and I will send authority letter that will prove
you as the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you
assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to
receive your reply

Yours Faithfully.
Mrs.Elham Farah
Written from Hospital in Tunis

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