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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. Abidah Akahi" <emanadao@worldhubservices.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Abidah Akahi" <mrs.abidahakahi@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:37:49 +0700
Subject: Mrs. Abidah Akahi


Attention:


Please allowed me to introduce my self. My name is Mrs. Abidah Akahi, I am from Laos but I have been living in Malaysia with my parents before I left Malaysia in 1998 when I was 13 yeas, because my parents was living in Selangor with the Secrete Son of Soeharto the Formal President of Indonesia Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo who, employ my father as his driver and my mother as his flower gardener, so in 1998 Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo after the resignation of his Father as President. Tony, decided to go back to Indonesia and he discussed with my father that I will be going to Indonesia with him to be assisting him as a personal housemaid in and I was not aware about the agreement Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo made with my Father and that is how I went to Indonesia with Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo. since that time I was living with Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo as his personal Assistant because he never treat me as a Housemaid Until some time in April 2002 Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo started making love to me and to be honest I love him too, which resulted me getting pregnant for him and we Marry to each other and started living as Husband and wife since then. after since we started living as Husband and wife I have been trying to reach my parents which all my efforts failed, after many investigation with my Husband we were told that my parents return to Laos since 1999 and no one has no contact of them and up to date I have not hear from them or where they are now.


I live happy with My husband Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo together with our two daughters, on 26th April 2012 my husband Mr. Tony Trihatmodjo, my two daughters and myself, we just going back from the beach and suddenly our car tires explode and break the bridge pillars and the steering wheel hit my husband's chest, we were immediately rushed to the hospital but my husband died along the road, Thank God me and my daughter safe. After My husband's funeral arrangement on 10th July 2012 his family come and said they want to take over all my husband's property, they claim that Mr. Tony was not legally married to me, so I was forced to give home and its contents and all information about his saving. Since August, I put this issue to court with the help of my late Husband's lawyer who is the only person supporting me in this case, but no encouraging news since then.


My husband had $6,700,000 us dollars he deposited the money in a private security company here in Indonesia. The money safely stored at this company, because the code and the name he uses is secret. My husband family did not know about the money, just me and our lawyer who knows that money saved by my husband's in private security company because my husband has been having family issues with his family over their late father's properties since after the death of their Father. So I want to move this money to abroad to start a new life with my Daughters because I have nothing left for my Daughter and I don't them to suffer here. My Husband lawyer has asked me to look for Good and trust person that can assist me receive this money anywhere outside the country, I will let you know on how we can move the money to your position. I have make an arrangement to release our house and other things to my late husband family, then I will move the money in the security Company to your position and fly immediately to meet you with my daughters and start a new life.


Please your urgent assistant is needed


Regards,


Mrs. Abidah Akahi


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