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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: farida farida <lamidu999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ffrida022@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:38:27 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend,


Here writes Mrs. Farida , suffering from cancer,I was a very good
singer from Iraq, married to Mohammed Ali, an Arabian who is dead. My
Husband was into private practice all his life before his death.
Our life together as man and wife lasted for three decades without a
child. My husband died after a protracted illness. My husband and I
made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged
individuals as he had passion for persons who can
Not help themselves due to physical disability or financial
predicament. I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from
this relationship, which never came.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of sixteen million
four hundred thousand United States dollars, which was derived from
his vast estates and investment in capital market with a financial
company, presently, this money is still with
The financial company but recently, my Doctor told me that I have
limited days to live due to the cancer problems I am suffering from
and now I e-mail you from my hospital bed and my late husbands
relatives have left me all alone in hospital with no care and they
want to steal this money from me, and that is all I have now to fall
back to, if I survive this sickness.

With this hard reality that has befallen my family and I, I have
decided to transfer this money outside this country for safety, so
that my late husband's family members will not steal the money from
me, so if I survive, you will help me leave this
Country and also help me invest this money into any profitable venture
in your country but if I die, you will use this money to help the poor
and motherless children in your country and part of the money for
yourself, that is if I die, but I assure you
That I will survive, I need to go away from my late husband family, as
they want me dead and they have also sold all other properties
belonging to me and my late husband please help me.
I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband's relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy
persons and I do not, want my husband's hard earned money to be
misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I
am going to be with the Almighty ALLAH (GOD) when i eventually pass
on, I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and I do not want
My late husband's relatives to know about me trying to transfer the
money out to your country, With God all things are Possible. As soon
as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my lawyer. I
will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will empower you as the
rightful beneficiary of this fund, but you will assure me first, that
you will not run away with the money when it is transferred to your
country and you will help me invest the money in your country, into
any Profitable business ventures and also help me come over to your
country when I survive this sickness and get out of hospital,
My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always
be prayerful all through your life and please assure me that you will
act just as I have stated herein and I need to be sure also that you
will use the money for the work of ALLAH (GOD), this is if I die but I
hope to survive, so you can help me get away from this country maybe
to your Country and also help me invest the said money into any good
and profitable business in your country as I need to get away from my
late husbands family, as they have been very wicked to me and have
sold all the properties belonging to my late husband and i, they want
me dead now so they can take all. Hope to hear from you soon and God
bless you and members of your family,
Please be sure you keep this mail very secret between you and me
alone. Till we get the money to your account, and if I survive this
sickness then you will help me come over to your country to invest the
money and if I die, then you will take half and help the poor with
other half, please keep very matter secret between you and me alone.

Yours Faithfully,


Farida Mohammed Ali (mrs)

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