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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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Fraud email example:

From: Ebuka Ogbo <ebukaogbo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 11:57:52 +0100
Subject: Partnering for Social Entrepreneurial Development projects

Dear Bloved,


Good Day,
My Dear, Please read very carefully, I know that this letter may be a
very big surprise to you, It is with tears that I am writing this
message to you from a hospital bed far away from my country, in the
mist of strangers with a different language, imaging how painful it is
being a cancer patient, Firstly let me introduce myself to you. I am
Mrs. Haniya AbdulAziz Ahmed Hassanal Bolkiah, a widow to Late Sheik
Ahmed Muttasim Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, My husband is
the first Son to the last wife of King Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sadul
Khairi Waddien, let me save your time by not amplifying my extended
royal family history which has already been disseminated by the
international media during the controversial dispute that erupted
between my Husband and his step-brother, the sultan of Brunei
H.M.Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah who is the former Prime Minister of
Brunei Darussalam, the tiny oil-rich country on the Island.

As you may know from the international media, the sultan of Brunei
accused my husband who is his step-brother for financial mismanagement
and impropriety of 14.8 billion USD and this was as a result of the
Asian Financial crisis that made government to seize my husband's
company Amedeo Development Company that was inherited by my husband,
However my husband was kept under house arrest by his own step
brother, our bank accounts and private properties including a crude
oil export refinery were later confiscated by the sultan and to worsen
the whole thing, he has to assassinate my beloved husband and I was
placed under house arrest by the sultan so that I will not tell the
international community what has happened and that is where I
developed this cancer of the lungs which is killing me now but I still
believe that it is the will of God that life treat me this way.

I am 48years old and I have a son of 14years of age who is at the
moment in refugee camp school in Benin Republic and I am suffering
from cancer of the lungs which I will soon undergo the operation, I
want to also let you know that I am writing you this mail with my
laptop in a private hospital here where I am taking my part-time
treatments, and the doctors has made me to understand that I have only
20% chance to survive this surgery , that is the mean reason I contact
you. What will you do if your doctor come up and tell you that you
have only few weeks to live? You can imagine the kind of pains I am
going through.

To avoid further prosecution and sufferings from the sultan and his
security operatives since I have lost my husband and I have my only
child to keep me happy, I decided to leave my country Brunei to Benin
Republic where my husband has deposited the sum of (7,4 Mill USD) in a
reputable financial/banking organisation but unfortunately for me this
my illness has became worst and I have been placed at the hospital for
medical attention here, so I am planning to fly to abroad for good
medication and a perfect surgical operation because according to what
my doctor told me that I may not live for more than a month without
this operation, I am so scared about this because I want to make a
future for my only son before undergoing this surgery so that even if
I die on process of this surgery, my son will be taken care of by
you.

The reason why I am contacting you is to know if you are capable to
have this total money (7.4Milion USD) transferred into your nominated
bank account in your country, to enable you arrange for a better
hospital over there so that I can come there for a better surgery and
also to know if you can take care of my son when I will be undergoing
this surgery, I have decided to give you this sum of (7.4Milion USD)
that I inherited from my late husband so that you can invest it in a
very lucrative business in your country, we never can tell what will
happen during the surgery, so that in case if anything happen to me
during this operation, my son will have a business/funds to inherit
for a good future .

As soon as I receive your reply with your full contact information's,
I shall give you the contact of the Bank. I will also issue you a
letter of authority which will prove that you are the new beneficiary
of my funds, and the documents concerning the deposit. Please assure
me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hope to hear from
you soonest. I am waiting your response.
Please, know it that this is my true story and I will like you to
respond urgently with all sincererity.

Mrs. Haniya AbdulAziz Ahmed Hassanal Bolkiah..email: {
haniya.bolkiah@yahoo.com }

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