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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: Asalah <asalah_mahmood166@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: asalah_mahmood03@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:30:09 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Madam Asalah Mahmood Moradi.


From Madam Asalah Mahmood Moradi.
Postal address, Abidjan Cote d’ Ivoire 01 bp 107 Abidjan 01
House Address, Avenue 13 Rue 7
Cocody bloocos,Lot 67 Abidjan Cote d’ Ivoire .
Mailto  : asalah_mahmood03@yahoo.com
 
 
My dearest brother in Islam.
Assalamu  Alaikum,
With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Mahmood Moradi. From Ireland , I am 68yrs old; I am married to late Engr.Alahaji Mahmood Moradi who has worked on Oil Company in Cote d'I voire. Before he retired in the year 2004. He died in the year 2007 after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.
 
We were married for 36 years without a child. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke). When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $16. 8. Million in one of the finance firm here in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire for safe keeping.
 
Presently this money is still in the Vault of the finance firm. Having known my condition I decided to hand over this money to your care and if you know that you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct you herein, I will be very happy to do so ensh Allah.
 
I will want you to use this money according to the desire of my late. Husband, to use it for the help of the Less privileged, orphanages, and using it to propagating the word of Allah.
I want you to know that I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money, and I don’t want this money to be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this money to your hand.
 
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated herein. Hope to receive your urgent reply. 
Due to the present condition of my health, I was warned by my doctor to avoid receiving or making any call.   You should always reach me through this my Private email address Mailto: asalah_mahmood03@yahoo.com
 
Allah Hafiz
Yours Sister in Islam,
Madam. Mahmood Moradi.



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