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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: Medinat Abudul Malik Sherrif <dr.bartholomewh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: medabudmalsherrif@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:33:43 +0000
Subject: Assallam'Alahekum Wa rahmatullahi Wa barakaatuh.

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Medinat Abudul Malik Sherrif, a
French national born July 19, 1966 and I am under medical supervision
for over (3) months since I have a brain tumor. My doctor just
informed me that my days are numbered because of my health will
increasingly degrading. I have a large sum of money that I want to
make available to you; so you can use it for good will to help the
Muslims organizations, and Muslim orphanages including the widows and
widowers and all the building of Arabic Islamic Schools.

If I chose to contact you is because, I wish that this operation is
done in utmost discretion without too much publicity because of my
previous activities. I wish that you agree to serve legal
administrator (beneficiary) and perform an action program by creating
a foundation or an NGO as I have stated above to help the elderly and
children in difficult circumstances with good intention of bringing
people together to serve Allah.My marital status is such that I'm
single because I lost my husband since Last years and unfortunately we
did not have a child together, I have no one to whom to leave my
legacy to, this is the reason while I wanted to donation this money to
you and your organization. I will be so graceful in order to help the
poor; I am donating this sum of ( Two million United State dollars )
to help you establish a charitable foundation in my memory so that the
grace of Allah be with me to my final resting place for me to receive
an honorable place (AlJannoh) with the Allah.

Have no fear, I am contacting you because I prayed for several nights
for Allah to put me into guardians, give me the contact of a trusted
person to whom I could entrust this matter. When I was still working,
I was a woman of Business and it allowed me to touch many areas of
business, some of which have not been legal. Know that you can keep
half this money to yourself and the rest half will be used to create a
charitable foundation in my memory and a federation of fight against
cancer and also for abandoned children and the poor ones in our
communities. I will like to have confirmation of your details such as:
(Name, address, telephone, Occupation, marital status, age) and know
what project you intend to achieve with these funds? I count on your
goodwill and especially the proper use of these funds and I am waiting
for your urgent respond, to enable me to put you in contact with my
bank manager for immediately transfer of this money into your
nominated account.

Pending the confirmation message of your approval and your ability to
receive these funds I wish you the blessing and protect of Almighty
(Allah Subuanahu Watahallah). Wasalam , May Allah bless you

Yours Sister in Islam
Mrs Medinat Abudul Malik Sherrif

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