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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. Karima Mansour" <mrskarimamansour7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:08:45 +0100
Subject: Assalam Alaikum.

Assalam Alaikum.

Dearest Beloved in Islam.

I am Madam Karima Ibrahim from Kuwait, I am married to Late Dr. Ibrahim
Mansour of blessed memory who is an oil explorer here in Benin Republic
before he died in the year 2018, We were married for twelve years without a
child, He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

I am writing you from the hospital sick bed, before the death of my late
beloved husband we were both devoted Muslims, Since his death i too have
been battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems, When my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of ($1.7 M )(One Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars) in one prime Bank.

I am writing you this message through the help of Fatima my house as I have
been subjected to life support machine, Recently my doctor told me that my
living is numbered due to cancer problem, the one that disturbs me most is
my stroke sickness, Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund
to a devoted Muslim who can utilize the money the way I am going to
instructs herein.

I want a devoted Muslim who can use this money in all sincerity to build
Islamic school, fund mosques, orphanages, widows, and also propagating the
word of ALLAH and to ensure that the society upholdsthe views and belief of
the Holy Quran.

The Holy Quran emphasizes so much on ALLAH'S benevolence and this has
encourage me to take the bold step, I took this decision because I don't
have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
new Christian's converts and I don't want a situation where this money will
be used in an Unholy manner as i know that after death I will be with ALLAH
the most beneficent and the most merciful.

Also note that the presence of my husband's relatives around me is always
and I don't want them to know about this development, With ALLAH all things
are possible.

Email me back now with full assurance that you are going to use this money
as per my instructions so that I can reply back to you with further
details, I shall give you the contact information of the bank, I will also
issue a letter of authorization to the bank in your name as my appointed
beneficiary and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you.

I want you and the Muslim cohere you reside to always pray for me.

Yours faithfully in Allah.

Sister Karima Ibrahim Mansour.

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