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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: "Hajjia Nadia Abdulrahman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hajjianadiaabdulrahman@gmx.us>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:13:59 -0500
Subject: DO SEND YOUR RESPONSE

Dearly Beloved
 
Please do not see this as one of the scam email you receive in your inbox and junk email.
 
I am very glad to write you this mail having been intimated with your contact by the Commercial Director British Chamber Of Commerce here in England who I have so much respect for.
 
My name is Hajjia Nadia Abdelrahman, I am an Omani but have been living in England for the past 40years with my family. I am a good merchant, I have companies and good share in various banks.I spend all my life on investment and corporate business. All the way I lost my husband and two kids in a fatal train crash in India where my two sons were studying.
 
I have lived my life minding myself and my family only, I don't know much and care about people. But last year 2013 around July, I was sent a letter of medical check up as my personal doctor testify that I have lung cancer which can easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive myself because a lot of investment cannot be run and manage by me again. So I quickly call up a spiritual adviser to give me positive thinking on this solution as my adviser. He minister to me to share my properties to the poor and needy, people that need money to survive both student that need money for their education and business people for their investment and for future rising.
 
Therefore I am writing this letter to people who are really need help from me both student in college to contact me urgently, and people who are ready to manage investments. so that I can make available preparation on that.
 
please contact me for more directives on my private email (nadiaabdulrahman@gmx.us), and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanages homes near your town. I will give more information to you as i await your response immediately.
 
Best Regards,
 
Hajjia Nadia Abdulrahman

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