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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: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:41:17 +0100
Subject: Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

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 husband 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 most 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 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 to this mail,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 to aid the
transfer of the funds to your home country, but you must assure me ,
that you will not run away with the money when it is transferred to
your country and that 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 secret between you and me alone.

Yours Faithfully,
Farida Mohammed Ali (Mrs)

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