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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 Favour Abid <mrsfavourabid2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Favour Abid <mrsfavour.abid@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 21:42:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good attention needed


May  peace be to unto you and your family,I am Mrs Favour Abid ,I am
married to Late Mallam Abid  before he died.We were married for many
years without a child.He died after abrief illness that lasted for only
four days.Before his death we were both devoted Muslims.Since his death  I too have been battling with both Cancer and Stroke sickness problems. When my late Husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2.5million with a Finance Company in over seas.


    Recently,my doctor told
me that I have short life to live  due to cancer and Stroke problems
that i am surfferring. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to
either a Christian organization,muslim organization, devoted Christian
individual or devoted muslim individual that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instructs herein. I want
this Christian organization,muslim organization or individual to use
this money in all sincerity to fund such as churches,mosques ,vein yard,
orphanages, widows,Disable people and also propagating the word of god
and to ensure that the society upholds the views and belief of the word
of god.The word of god emphasizes so much on god benevolence and this
has encourage me to take the bold step.I took this decision because I
don't have any child that will inherit this money  since my late Husband
died,so it made them to
kept away from me and abandoned me in the
hospital without any of them care for my health, all they are waiting
for me to die so that they will inherited the money,so I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an Unholy manner,ungodly
way,criminal way,buying weapons.Hence the reasons for this bold
decision. I know that after death I will be with god
the most beneficent and themost merciful. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health, because of the
presence of my husband's relatives who are monitoring me on the day i
will die. I don't want them to know about this development. With god all
things are possible.

 Before I will forget you will take 25% out of the total money then you will use the 75% to work as i directed you.
FOR MORE DETAILS REPLY TO ME
 Mrs Favour Abid

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