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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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Fraud email example:

From: "GAMAL KASSIM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrkassimgamal48@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:37:28 +0200
Subject: THANK YOU FROM MR. GAMAL KASSIM

My dearest
this mesage may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met or even known eachother before
I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains so I decided to contact you through this medium.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.My name is Mr.
Kassim Gamal, a 62 year old merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have recently been diagnosed of Ideopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis,that was discovered very late due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms
of medicine 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 focus 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. I believe if i have a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my time is near, I have willed and
given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close
friends and Schools in the UAE. 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,
England and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked
members of my family to close one of my accounts and donate the money, which I have there to charity organization
in Haiti and Bulgaria they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they
seem not to be contemted with what I have given or left for them. The last of my money which is the huge cash that
I deposit in a bank in Italy where I normally used to buy my mechandize and do business to the U.A.E.
I want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and please if you do not mind
you could use part for the promotion of gay and lesbian right movement,I was a secret gay in my youth,because of the
part of the world where l come from, it is a ticket to death if it is displaced open but l have not stop to
support gay and lesbian right movement because it is not any body's fault to be born this way.If you have the time
and means you can start one such charity organization with this fund if you can not just distribute to charity.
I am writing this message from my laptop computer in my hospital bed in italy where normally do business to my country.
I am presently going treatments under palliative care as I wait for my time to come. If you are interested to assit me
l will give you more information about this, like the amount that i deposited in the bank and Contact of the bank so
you can contact them.
Note that you will take 15% out of the funds and use 85% to charity organizations.I pray that God uses you to
support and assist me with good heart.If you can help please respond back to me on my private email;
mrkassimgamal48@aol.com or mrkassimgamal48@gmail.com
thank you in anticipation,God be with you.
MR.KASSIM GAMAL GLENN.

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