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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Fatima Ajogu" <fatima.ajogu@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Fatima Ajogu" <fatima_ajogu1@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 15:11:44 +0000 (UTC)
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Peace be unto you my dearest brother,

For the sake of God, please do not be surprise to read about my below personal family emotional problem, that I write from the bottom of my heart because I’m not fully okay with the advice / suggestion from my late husband Islamic Lawyer over this my personal family emotional problem, because I believed that two heads is better than one. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim my names are Mrs Fatima Ajogu Djogbenou, I'm from Inland Republic of Sao Tome & Principle, but presently I'm writing you this message from Saint Luc Specialist Hospital, Cotonou - Republic of Benin where I was since last two years.

And I married to Late Dr. Usman Ali Djogbenou, who was a wealthy cocoa merchant here in Cotonou - Republic of Benin, before he died in the year 2005 in car accident, and I was in marriage with him for five years without a child, after his died his brothers and relations mock on me because of my childlessness and took all my late husband properties in my position as our native traditional demands and left me alone without no one cares to knows what I'm passing through. Because they knew that my own Mum and Dad are both late as I have no way to go, the pressure causes me into a big cancer sickness that kept me in the hospital till date.

No matter all this temptation and problem I face into the hand of my late husband brothers and relations, none of them knows that my late husband deposited the sum of (US$6, 5 Million U.S. Dollars) with one of the finance firm here in Cotonou - Republic of Benin for humanity project out from this country, when he was a live which my name was registered as a next of kin, as the fund is still with the finance firm till date.
Because of my present condition, I and my late husband Lawyer, have gone to the finance firm, to withdraw the money so to enable me cater for my illness but the bank didn't release the money to me because my late husband has registered the money for Islamic Project fund out from this country before he died, although I'm the next of kin to the humanity project fund.

Now, I’M CONFUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS MONEY IN ABROAD WITH THIS CONDITION OF MY SICKNESS, as I decide to ask you if it is good to carry out the wish of my late husband by donate this fund to you as my fellow Islamic brethren for you to utilize this above sum the way I am going to instruct you herein. If you agreed, you will keep only ten percent of the ($6,5 Million U.S. Dollars) for me to use and cater for my illness as soon as the bank transfer the project fund to you, while I will like you to use the balance of the ($6,5 Million U.S. Dollars) for orphanages home, hospital, mosque, school, propagating the word of almighty Allah SWT and also to endeavor the house of our mighty Allah to be maintaining.

Finally, kindly keep this message within yourself, while I'm looking forward for your prompt response. For security reason, do reply me through my below e-mail {fatima_ajogu1@hotmail.fr} for more information.

Maal Salaam.
Mrs Fatima Ajogu Djogbenou.

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