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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 Shayma Mehdi <maltagupterkumar@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Shayma Mehdi <shaym_mehdi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:57:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: READ MY MESSAGE IT'S VERY URGENT !


Assalamoalikum

My DearAllah Family,

Please your100% help is welcome, read this letter with understanding!

I am theonly wife of late Mr Meldi Mustapha, who worked with Libya Embassy in BurkinaFaso for Nine Years before his brief Illness that lasted for only 5day beforehe finally gave up to ghost.

 When myhusband is a live, we tried all we could to have a child which I finally gotaffected by cancer diseased as a result of excessive wrong medication.

 On the 10thof October 2014, I came to Burkina Faso, to will out my inherited sum of8.2Million which my late husband got from exportation of Gold which he depositedin Islamic development Bank of Burkina Faso.

 I havecompleted the bank inheritance claims demands and all documents are beensubmitted Bank has invited me to come and sign for the transfer while my healthhas increased badly to the level that I can no longer walk with my legs, MyEmbassy are now making arrangement to fly me back to my Country Libya, i hasbeen receiving sustaining medication credits.

 This is myproposition to you , I want you to building an orphanage home, and schools,anywhere in your community or any place where is needed, but it must  bear my Name ( IF I RECOVER, I WILL TAKE OVERTHE PROJECT,IF I DO NOT, THEN MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU AS YOU HANDLE IT WITH CARE).

  I lost my family during the Late MouammarKadhafi’s regime and my (husband families) hate me to the extend my husbandmade me took an oath that none of his cent shall go to them, please do all youcan to make sure you reach these people who are forced to flee their homes, andvillages, to save their lives, risking hunger, illness, and cold/ refugees.

 I havedecided to give you (500.000.00$ while 7.7Million should be used for myproject.

 If youpromise to execute this project without hitch of betray, let me have thisinformation of yours and send a letter of introduction to the bank myself andinstruct them to transfer the fund in your own account as the new beneficiary.

 Your Fullname…………………

Addressresident………………

Country…………………….

Telephone………………

Occupation………………….

Sex…………………………

Age…………………………….

Bankaddress……………….

Bank name……………

Accountnumber…………….

Banktelephone…………….

 Thanks

Mrs ShaymaMehdi.

Writtenfrom Hospital.

 


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