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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Astou Ali <astouali1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Astou Ali <astouali2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:56:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Mrs Astou Ali
Assalamu Alaikum.
Dear
Thank you for your mail and i will appreciate your fast respond to my
email I am Mrs Astou ALI from London United Kingdom I am married to
Late Mr Ibrahim Ali of blessed memory who was a well known Gold dealer
from Kuwait to London for through out his life before he died in the
year 2011. We where married for 11 years without a child.
Before
his sudden death we where devoted Muslims When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of Three Million Two Hundred Thousand British
Pound Sterling (£ 3.200.000.00 GBPS) in a fix deposit account with one
of the banks there in London using my name as the beneficiary since we
could not bear a child,
Presently this money is still with the
bank in United Kingdom and i am very sick from cancer of the lung
despite the fibroid and tumor which denied me a child when my husband
was alive as a result i may not last till the next two months according
to my doctor report so i want to donate to a Muslims organization or
individual who will use it to work for Allah and i have chose you after
making several praying consultations.
I want this money to be
sheared among the next privileged since i do not have a child to inherit
it and my late husband relatives are all Non-believers and i don't want
my husbands heard earn money to be used by unbelievers since I am sure
that they will not utilize the money in the way I have directed to.Hence
the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that after death I
will be with Allah the most holy and the most merciful.
It is a
very important confidential massage that i will like to tell you more
about it so get in touch with me so that i can fully detail you what i
choose you for and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve
it.
Any delay in your respond will give me room to seek for another Charitable organization or individual for this same purpose.
Until i hear from you my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders
I am waiting to read from you soon
Mrs Astou Ali
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