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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. Ailiya Hamzai." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.aliyahamzai@socialworker.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:18:27 -0700
Subject: Re: I need Your Help

My Dearest beloved,

I needed Your Urgent Response

I'm Mrs. Ailiya Hamzai, from Monroe, Jersey City, New Jersey, United State of America but presently in Ghana, I am 60 years old, I am deaf, l don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time cancer of the breast,from all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Silver has courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage and my health is really worse now, I was brought up in an Orphanage home, and l was married to my Late husband Andrew Hamzai,for twenty two years without any child, can i trust you ?. Well
My husband and I, are true Christians, We lived all days in Ghana, since he was working here as a contractor and got shares with Coca cola Company here, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fire burnt, he was burn to ashes none of his body was found.


Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad stage of health, I sold all our Inheritance belongings to me and my late husband Andrew Hamzai, and deposited all the total Sum of $6.5 Million United State dollars with the African Development Bank, and all our jewelries and Gold are With the Bank as well. My dearest beloved, can I trust you to distribute our life earn to the Motherless Homes, refuges in war torn areas of Middle East and Haiti peoples suffering?

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the accountant in the African Development Bank, I will also issue a letter of authority to the bank, which will proof that you are the new beneficiary of the funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein, this is my contact mail: (mrs.ailiyahamzaig @ angelic.com) only reply.

Hope to hear from you soonest.

I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister Beloved,
Mrs. Ailiya Hamzai.

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