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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. Rula Ghani" <ezemonica1994@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:

I hope this message reaches you with peace and love. Kindly read this
email carefully and respond to me as soon as you can. Please note that
I am a female politician and investor who wants to invest in your
country and I need your support in managing my investment there in
your country and please let me know whether you are interested or not
and if you are NOT interested, you may kindly IGNORE or DELETE my
messages. But if you are interested and willing to handle and manage
my investment in your country, kindly reply to this message
immediately so that we can start the necessary plans.

Anyway, I am very much grateful to you for contacting me so quickly
and I want to assure you that you will be gratefully rewarded for your
concern. Though this mail might come to you as a surprise, the
temptation to ignore it seriously could come into your mind. Please
consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility
as I seek your indulgence to solicit your assistance concerning the
content of my email because I know in my heart that you can be
trusted. Please note that I got your email from the database directory
Because I needed an experienced person who can handle an investment
worth $22 Million US Dollars and after so much consideration, I have
decided to choose you to handle this job.

INTRODUCTION: I am Mrs. Rula Ghani, born in 1948, and the wife of the
former Afghanistan President (Mr. Ashraf Ghani) whose throne/office
was taken over by the Taliban on 15th August 2021 for political
reasons. I am writing to you from the UAE where my husband and I have
sought Asylum. I have been in emotional devastation after the
assassination attempt on me and my husband in Afghanistan and because
of the crisis in Kabul city of Afghanistan. So I am seeking your
assistance in relocating the sum of USD 22,000,000 (Twenty-Two Million
United State Dollars) from my foreign bank account in Canada to your
local account in your Country so that the funds can be used for
investment there in your Country.

I am trusting you with the sum of USD 22,000,000.00 (Twenty-Two
Million United State Dollars) which will be transferred to you from my
foreign Bank account in Canada. I am willing to give you 30% of the
amount while the remaining 70% should be invested into Real Estate or
other investments over there in your country. The funds can also be
invested into any profitable business in your country or elsewhere as
you may wish and the investment has to be in your name for security
reasons. I will want you to indicate your interest to enable me to
provide you with more detail.

All I need is your absolute trust, commitment, honesty, and
confidentiality. Because you have to do all the transactions and the
investment on my behalf since I am very far away. I advised that you
kindly keep all our discussions and transaction secret and
confidential to ensure the safe transfer of funds because of the
current crisis in Afghanistan. I assured you that you will never face
any trouble in this transaction as the transaction is 100% legal
because I and my husband deposited the money in my foreign Bank
account in Canada, and the funds will be transferred to you gradually
bit by bit. I do not want the funds to be transferred at once for
security reasons and I will instruct my bank to start the transfer
process as soon as you are willing and ready to start work.

Please note that I have decided to relocate the funds to your country
or somewhere else because the bank manager had advised me to relocate
the funds to another person's name where it can be safe for security
purposes and he is ready to cooperate with us to make sure the money
is transferred successfully without any stress or difficulties.

Please note that whatever we are facing currently in Afghanistan is a
political matter and I know it was a plan from our political opponent.
You may not understand this if you are not a politician. Anyway, I
will enlighten you more on the political matter in the future as I do
not have much time to discuss politics at the moment.

Please think about the proposal very well and let me know your
decision whether you are INTERESTED or NOT to enable me to proceed to
the next step. If you are interested and agree to accept 30%, kindly
reply immediately so that I can share more details with you.

I am hoping to hear from you again and may God bless you for taking
the time to read my letter.

With Love and Respect

Mrs. Rula Ghani

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