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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.Ali Rahab" <sintsovn227@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.rahabali01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 15:26:43 -0700
Subject: How are you doing?

Dear Beloved,

Greetings in the name of our Lord . I’m Mrs.Rahab Ali the widow of
late Mr Abdul Ali , I’m 74 year sold. I am a Christian convert,
suffering from prolonged cancer of the breast, from all medical
indications my condition has really deteriorated and it’s pretty
obvious that i may not live for more than six months owning to the
rapid growth by stage and the excruciating pain that accrues to it.

My husband was killed during the Gulf War,and our long years of
marriage was not blessed with children. My husband was very
wealthy.After his death I inherited all his business and funds. My
doctor has diagnosed and told me privately what i should expect,
building my spirit for the inevitable .He says i may not last for more
than six months,based on this i have taken the decision to share part
of my funds and wealth in contribution to the development of the
Church and society with major focus on the poor, needy and victims of
HIV/AIDS.

I selected you after visiting the website having prayed over it, I am
willing to donate the sum of $4.300,000USD for your work to help the
poor, needy,and less privileged among your congregations/society.
Please note that this fund is deposited in a bank in the country where
my husband worked, My lawyer will file the application for the
transfer of this money in your designated name and information’s,
after my applications and instructions.

The grace of our Lord , the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you. finally i honestly employ you to make sure that
these funds are put to use only for this purpose, a good one you can
agree with me,and remember these are the demands of a dieing woman who
has a life in the lord. I now realize that wealth without life in
Christ is vanity and non-sense.Always remember that.

May the grace and blessings of God be and remain with you.

I shall be awaiting for your response.

Regards,
Mrs.Ali Rahab

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