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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: Mr Al-Hawshabi Karim <hawshabi269@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: hawshabi1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:12:24 +1000
Subject: Hello

Hello Dear
My name is Mr.Al-Hawshabi Karim , A Yemen national I have been diagnosed
with Oesophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment,
and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical
experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone(not even myself)but my business.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared
for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than
just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. Now that God has
called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my
immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends .
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on
earth. So far, I have Distributed money to some charity organizations in the
U.A.E, Somalia and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot
do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization
in Bulgaria and Pakistan,they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is
the huge cash deposit of Twenty Eight Million dollars($28,000,000,00) that I
have with a finance House abroad. I will want you to help me collect this
deposit and despatch it to charity organizations.
N/B:KINDLY NOTE THAT you will take out 20% of this funds for your effort and time.
Regards,
Mr Al-Hawshabi Karim
I WOULD WANT YOU TO REACH ME VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL IF
YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME. hawshabi1@yahoo.co.jp


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