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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: "ibn mohammed" <ibnmohammed@ibnmohammed.com>
Reply-To: ibmohammed@mail2world.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:58:40 +0000
Subject: DO GIVE ME A POSITIVE REPLY.

DEAR FRIEND,
SABAAH AL-KHAYR.
I AM IBN MOHAMMED MOHAMMED,I AM 67YEARS OLD.IAM A CITIZEN OF SAUDI
ARABIA,BUT I AM RESIDENT IN CAYMAN ISLAND.I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN IN 1937.
I HAVE NO FATHER OR MOTHER, AND I HAVE NO RELATIVES.I STRUGGLED AND WORKED
HARD AND ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESSED ME ABUNDANTLY WITH RICHES.I USED TO BE A
DEALER IN GOLD, DIAMONDS AND TANTALITE.I AM NOW OLD AND SICK. I AM NOT A
HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN.I DID NOT GET MARRIED DUE
TO A REASON I CANNOT DISCLOSE TO YOU.FOR 2 YEARS NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK.
I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD A HEART
ATTACK WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEACH.I CAN NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO
DEAF.MY BODY IS PARALYSED.THE DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS LEFT TO
LIVE.I
SEND YOU THIS MAIL WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE, ASSISTING ME. I CAN
ONLY MOVE MY RIGHT HAND,AND I AM ABLE TO WRITE LITTLE WITH IT. WHAT I HAVE
WRITTEN IS BEEN SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL BY MY PRIVATE NURSE AND CARE TAKER.
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 ENOUGHF FUNDS TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEACH
FACILITY.THIS WILL PROVIDE BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR OTHER CANCER PATIENTS.
I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION AND THE WISH OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH I
AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRYOUT MY INSTRUCTION FOR
THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.I HAVE US$6million IN GOLD DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY
DEPOSIT COMPANY .I WANT YOU TO TAKE CUSTODY OF THE GOLD, SELL IT AND
USE THE MONEY 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 PRIVATE NURSE I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.

I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.
ALLAH HAFIZ.
IBN MOHAMMED MOHAMMED.



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