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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: mohammed.mohammed.saudi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:00:38 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO=20MY=20DEAR=2C?=

ASSALAMU ALYKUM,
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM IBN MOHAMMED MOHAMMED,I AM 67YEARS OLD.I AM A
CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA, BUT I AM RESIDENT IN CAYMAN
ISLAND.

I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESSED ME
ABUNDANTLY WITH RICHES,BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE
NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN. AS AT NOW I AM
SERIOUSLY SICK.I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING
FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL STROKE WHICH HAS
AFFECTED MY SPEECH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO
DEAF. HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED. THE DOCTORS SAY I
HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS TO LIVE. I SEND YOU THIS MAIL
WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE, ASSISTING ME.

I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING
MY WEALTH TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN
THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT
US$15MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEACH
FACILITY.

I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION I AM
CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRYOUT MY
WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.

I HAVE TWO BOXES OF GOLD DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY
DEPOSIT COMPANY .I WANT YOU TO SELL THE GOLD AND USE
AND USE IT TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY. YOU
WILL NAME IT MOHAMMED ORPHANAGE HOME. YOU MUST FOLLOW
MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN THE HEART OF ALMIGHTY
ALLAH.

IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRYOUT MY WISH, THEN
SEND ME
[1]YOUR FULL NAMES
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

WITH THE HELP OF MY NURSE I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH
YOU.

I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

IBN MOHD MOHAMMED




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