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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "Mrs. Alice Ahmed" <aliceahmedfarah@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 01:08:58 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE


Hello Dear ,

Greetings from Calvary to you and to your family, by his grace. I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Names are Alice Ahmed Farah from Libya but am contacting you now from Jakarta Indonesia. I escaped from my country Libya because of the Terrible Bombing Destruction of my Country Libya by NATO Forces, I want to tell you this because I don’t have any other option than to tell you as I was
touched to open up to you, I am married to Mr. Toyo Farah who worked with the Libyan embassy in Indonesia for nine years before he died in the year
2005. We were married for twenty two years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, however my late husband had demonstrated hope for the orphans in the orphanages, motherless homes and less Privileged across
few African countries. To the glory of the Almighty God, He also made several donations to orphanages in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Mozambique and Liberia, both in
kind and in cash before he passed on in the year 2005. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 5.5m (Five Million Five Hundred thousand dollars) in a Security Firm In Jakarta Indonesia Presently this money is still in the Firm. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Indonesia Sea Port. I have been going through series of illness from auditory (hearing) multiple sclerosis and cancer of the liver, recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my health condition and the
(Terrible Bombing Destruction of my Country Libya). I decided to look for a good and God seasoned fearing minded person, to accept this offer and show tenderness,
Love and mercy to the less privileged people here or around the globe as directed by the spirit of Almighty God in you, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to take the total money to charity" people in the street and helping the orphanage So Part Of The Money On Your Expenses While Taking
Part For This . I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. I'm doing this so that
God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.

I have been led by the spirit of Almighty God to enquirer from you having the hope that you will handle this project well to the glory of God. As soon as I receive
your reply Through My Email Address ( aliceahmedfarah@gmail.com ) I shall give you the contact of the Security Firm in Jakarta Indonesia and I will also instruct my
lawyer to issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money and that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein. Please give me a hug and show affection to a widow’s cry for help and you will find fulfillment in doing this as there is joy in doing a worthy course
as this. May the peace of Almighty God abide with you and your family.

Stay Blessed.
Mrs. Alice Ahmed Farah

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