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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.JUMAH ALSAUDIA" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 03:20:56 -0800
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

MY NAME IS MRS.JUMAH ALSAUDIA,I AM A MUSLIM BY RELIGION,
PLEASE PARDON THE WAY I HAVE CONTACT YOU UNKNOWN/OR EMAIL,
BUT AM SO SICK ,OLD AND WEARY AND CAN NOT GO OUT TO THE
STREET TO FIND SOMEBODY BUT I BELIEVE THAT THROUGH YOU
OTHERS PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THE FUND.I INHERITED MY
LATE HUSBAND WEALTH $8,500,000 MILLION DOLLAR,
I AM SUFFERING FROM OVERSPREAD CANCER PROBLEM, I AM AFRAID
TO DIE LEAVING MY LATE HUSBAND WEALTH UNCLAIMED PLEASE DUE
TO THAT FACT THAT I LOST MY 28YEARS OLD SON AND MY HUSBAND
IN CAR ACCIDENT WHEN THEY BOTH VISIT MY HUSBAND HOME TOWN IN UAE,
FROM GERMANY IN DECEMBER 2008,WHILE I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL
IN GERMANY HOSPITAL FOR RADIATION AND CHEMOTHERAPY SURGERY
AS RESULT OF OVERSPREAD CANCER TUMOR IN MY BODY.I WANT YOU
TO HELP ME WITHDRAW THIS TREASURE AS MY BENEFICIARY,
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS
I HEAR FROM YOU.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
ALSAUDIA.

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