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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 Zanna Madiga <zannamadiga20@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Zanna Madiga <zannamadiga@yahoo.gr>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:10:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum,


 Assalamu alaikum,

Greeting in the name of Almighty Allah The Most Beneficent The Most

Merciful

Please don’t be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently

sending you this mail from my sick bed in the hospital despite my

critical condition But don't worry, All i hope is that you will not

betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you. I

have to thank Allah this moment for his direction as regards this

mission,

I am Mrs. Zanna Madiga a muslim convert from switzerland I am married

to Late Mr.Habib Madiga who is a wealthy business man here in Greece

we were married for many years with out a child before he died after a

brief illness.

Before his sudden death we where devoted muslim When my late husband

was alive he deposited the sum of three Million  Euros (€3.000.000.00)

in one of the prime bank here in Greece Presently this money is still

with the Bank,and i am very sick from Kidney cancer that i may not

last till the next two months according to my doctor so i decided to

donate this money to a honest individual who will use it to work for

Allah, orphans, widow and maintenance of mosque to fulfill the vow i

and my late husband made to Allah,and i have choosen you after

praying,

I want this money to be use as i have said since i do not have any

child to inherit it and our relatives are all unbelivers and i don't

want our hard earn money to be use in ungodly way you will take 15% of

this fund and use 85% as i stated,the reason for taking this bold

decision.

I know that after death I will be with Allah the most holy and the

most merciful as soon as i read from you i will give you more details

on how to achieve it,i need your urgent reply as i dont know what

tomorrow will result

Your Sister in Islam
Mrs. Zanna Madiga.

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