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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 Berna Ozgur <berna_oz@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: berna_oz2002@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:42:43 +0000
Subject: Mrs Berna Ozgur

My Dear Friend,
I am Mrs Berna Nulifer Ozgur from Kuwait. I was married
to Dr. Berkant Mehmet Ozgur from Belgium, who worked with Belgian
Embassy in London, U.K for nine years before he died in the year 2009.
We were married for eleven years without any child. He
died after a brief illness that lasted for just only four days which
the Doctor prescribed as food poisoning that he might have eaten a
contaminated food.
Before his death we were both Good Muslim. Since his
death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home which our Muslim law is against it, but rather to maintain my
faith.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $
6.5 Million in a Bank which he has already planned to use it in
reaching to the poor widows and widowers, less privileged people
orphans and also to promote Islamic religion since we have no issue to
inherit it from us.
Just recently, my Doctor gave me very bad and saddening
news which has been disturbing me and have left me confused and
frustrated. He told me that I would not last for the next 4 months due
to cancer sickness which I have been suffering from and I have also
gone to many different hospitals in different countries but to no
avail. Having known my condition, I have decided to donate this fund
to a Christian Organization/Community or good person that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I want a Muslim organization or good person that will
use this fund to help orphanage homes, poor widows and widowers, less
privileged people and propagation of the word of Allah (God) and to
endeavor that the house of Allah (God) is maintained.
l took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not trust worthy
to entrust such sum of money in their care, not even good at all
because they are the one that killed my husband in other to have all
my late husband properties and investments. I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by those who don't have the fear of Allah. I don't
want a situation where this money will be used in a way that it will
not please almighty Allah.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives
around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.
As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the
contact of the Bank where the money was deposited. I will also issue
an authorization letter to the bank on your behalf that will approve
you as the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you always pray
for me because of my health and for Almighty Allah to see me through.
My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Muslim.
Whoever that wants to serve the Allah must serve him in spirit and
Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.
Please Contact me on this email address for security
reasons berna_oz2002@hotmail.com and any delay in your reply will give
me room in sourcing another good person for this same purpose. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to
receive your response immediately.
Thanks and Remain blessed
Mrs Berna Nilufer Ozgur

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