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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. Halima Mustafa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <halimafirm@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 18:40:05 +0800
Subject: God Bless you as your Help Me visualize With My dreams

From: Mrs. Halima Mustafa.
God Bless you as your Help Me visualize With My dreams
 
Dear Good Friend,
 
I am Mrs. Halima Mustafa I am a woman who is suffering from cancerous illness. I am married to Sir MaJid Ali Mustafa, though dead now. My husband was a consultant with the Petronas Oil Company for over two decade before the cold hand of death took him away on the 23rd of July 2011 at about 2:00AM. Our marriage lasted for over a decade without any fruit of the womb. My husband died after a protracted illness. My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden, aid  foundations within America, North and South America, and the rest of the globe as he had passion for animals and persons who can not help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of  $4.3M (Four Million , Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) with a Bank in Asia. Presently, this money is still with the Finance company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have a limited or numbered days on earth and that my life span will not exceed 34days due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to a non-governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit organization or better still an individual, that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a non governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit organization or better still an individual, that will use this gift which comes from my husbands sweat to fund the upkeep of animal shelter homes, destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children, a
It is often said that blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband's hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me. I do not want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.
 
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the finance company in Nigeria. I will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a non-governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit organization or better still an individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you as soon as you get my mail to you.
 
Please email me on my Private email address:  halimafirm@e-mail.ua
Mrs. Halima Mustafa

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