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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 Zahrah Hillman <zahrahmm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:12:47 -0800
Subject: Hello

Hello

My last email to you came undelivered that's why I am contacting you again.
Please my dear, believe in God, with him all things are possible. am Mrs
Zahrah Hillman from Kuwait, am married to Late Mr Martin Hillman From
England who worked as Gold merchant in Ghana for nine years before he died.
We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only four days on 2009. Before his death we were
both God fearing people. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of six million United
State dollars with a security house.
Recently, following my ill health, I was given the shock of my life when a
routine check up turned into my having less than four months to live
following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. He (my doctor) said that it's
spreading to my bones; that i can only live for short while, but the one
that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.
Having known my condition i decided to donate this fund to a Church/Mosque,
Individual or Organization that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein and also according to the desire of my late husband
before his death.
Presently, this fund is still in the security house. I want this fund to be
used in liberation work Activities like, help to Orphanages/motherless
children homes, Christian and Muslim schools, helping widows like me and up
keeping of the Churches/mosque and propagating the word of God/Allah and to
endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
The Bible/Qu'ran made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that
gives" I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are not God fearing people And
since the death of my late husband they have succeeded seizing most of my
husband properties,I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by
unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be in the bosom of the God. Exodus 14 vs 14 says that the lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health and hence the presence of
my husband's relative's around me always and when i try to speak it leads
to a serious coughing out blood. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the details on how to
contact the bank directly for onward transfer. I will also issue you an
authority letter that will prove you as the present beneficiary of my late
husband funds. I want you and your family to always pray for me but God is
my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy child of God.
Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and truth.
Please, always be prayerful all through your life, Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply, remain blessed.
Yours Sister,
Mrs. Zahrah Hillman

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