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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: "Mrs. Aminatu Bolkiah" <kuala_belait@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: belait_kuala@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:03:21 +0400
Subject: CONSIDERATION

Asallamu alaikum to you !

May the peace and blessings of Allah be with you as you make a decision towards helping my family from this unjust agony and endless trial's with matter's i know nothing about.

I'm Mrs.Aminatu Bolkiah wife to ex-finance minister of brunei , currently under house arrest for conspiracy of tax deflation receipts and revenue allocated funds for small scale business including a conspiracy over government missing funds which led to the arrest of my husband in 2003.

am more like a widow without hope because it was alledged that i was involved with this embarrassing suituation over the missing funds which led to my arrest and seizure of our properties ,bank account and international passport copies, I shall introduce some details and documents that will enable you have clear picture of your task and obligations, with referrence to my PROPOSED INVESTMENT which i plead with you to handle with deligence and care.

without further delay kindly visit the web site for a more clearer and better understanding of the magnitude and ernomity of this matter : http://www.timeinc.net/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0505/edit.flush.html '

I confirm a telephone number with you in trust that you will understand my suituation and put justice where it belongs as we await patiently towards Allah's intervention.

while waiting , plss call this number only on weekends 006732227412 as i hardly find time to access my emails or better still drop your number so i make out time to call you


Mrs. Aminatu Bolkiah
Brunei-Darussalam






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