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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: Fatoumata Rahim <lopezacstroa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fatoumatarahim@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 19:54:14 -0700
Subject: Assalamu'alaikum

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

It is true that we met through the Internet which i know to be an unsecured
means of communications that have been abused

with many lies coming from people of no conscience with wicked mind to
deprive others of their hard earned fortune but

please give your attention to my mail though it may be your least
expectation from me since we are just new friends but i

am doing so because i have to let you know about me due to the happiness my
heart have found with you.

I was born into a Muslim family that cherish the principle of proper child
up bringing but death never gave me the

opportunity of having to enjoy the comfort of my good home but all the same
Allah knows the best.

After reading from you i decided to let you know everything about me
because i believe it is Masha Allah(that which Allah

wills) which makes me know you after my fasts with prayers to Allah, I am
also ready to meet with you if you will accept

me with all your heart.

I am Ms.Fatoumata Rahim 23 years old born in the ancient citadel (city) of
Somali located within the province in the

Islamic Republic of Somalia and the only daughter of Dr Rahim Sylla of The
blessed memory who was a well-known

environmental activist in my country Somaliland. Before the death of my
mother on 15 July 2007.Though her sudden death

was linked by her second bout of cancer. It was after the death of my
mother that my dad realized that Somalia is

undemocratic and not safe for girls of which he decided that i will
continue my education in another country for my

safety since many girls have been raped kill without justice being
done.tears will not let me go back to the events that

took my fathers life when i least expected and expose me to life of
competition for survival but for what i am and not

for my beauty or family background,

I have learn to accept and face challenges. am alive writing today as it
was by bismillahir rahmani raheem(in the name of

Allah, most gracious, most merciful) which kept me i lost my only brother
on a serious bullet injuries.After the

incident,before the death of my father he was able to tell me some
important things and directed his lawyer to hand over

some certain documents to me which the lawyer did.my father gave up the
ghost and after his burial according to Islamic

rites,It was certain to me that i do not have any other choice but to
disclose my situation to the school authority of

which i was taken to the camp of UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR
REFUGEE(UNHCR) in grand yorf, Dakar Senegal from

where i am writing you now but i say ALHAMDOULILLAH(all praise be to Allah)
for keeping me alive till date.

Before the death of Father on 5th of Jan 2008, He told me of the sum of
($4.6 Million USD United States Dollars) In one

of the leading banks in a fixed deposit account as my family inheritance as
his next of kin, I am just 23years old now

and a university undergraduate studying, The bond indicates that the next
of kin can only come to claim the money should

anything happen to the depositor when she reaches the age of 23.

and l don't really know of what to do in business and now I want to invest
this fund with a good honest person for my

future living under his/her care and control. This is because I have
suffered a lot since l lost my caring Father which

brought sorrow to my life today.

I have communicated with the bank and was searching for a reliable and
trustworthy person that can assist me to claim and

safeguard this money in his custody so i can relocate to join him to start
a new life as the bank advised me to do since

i have no account.

Please write me with your first and last name which i will send to the bank
presenting you to them as my trustee and

Representative if you accept to help me with the claims and assure me that
you will not betray me when you receive the

money in your account.

Iam with the hope that this transfer will be successfully carried out with
you and i promised you bismillah( In the name

of Allah) that you will be handsomely rewarded for the help.

Now permit me to ask you these few questions?

1. Can you honestly help me as your sister or your friend?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you
after the money is in your account?

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that l will
forward all vital information to you as soon

as l hears from you. In all i say Subhana Allah( glory be to Allah) for
making me know someone like you. Please l wants

you to help me invest this fund in any good lucrative moving business in
your country. please consider my request for you

to assist me invest my inheritance in your country please in view of our
sensitive status and as we are still conscious

of my father's enemies I would like you to give me this a highly
confidential approach so we need your information such

as listed below:

1 Full names_________________

2. Age: _______________________________

3. Occupation: ________________________

4. Telephone Number: __________________

From your new friend Fatoumata Rahim

Email:: fatoumatarahim@yahoo.com

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