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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: "susan saidik" <susansaidik@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:38:20 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,

DEAR FRIEND,

AS YOU READ THIS,DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME,BECAUSE I BELIEVE EVERYONE
WILL DIE SOMEDAY .MY NAME IS MRS SUSAN KHALID, A WIDOW AND CHILDLESS
WOMAN
NOW DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT THAT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE ,I AM A MERCHANT
IN NIGERIA . I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WHICH WAS
DISCOVERED VERY LATE,DUE TO MY LAXITY INCARING FOR MY HEALTH. IT HAS
DEFILED ALL FORMS OF MEDICINE,AND RIGH NOW I HAVE ONLY ABOUT A FEW
MONTHS TO
LIVE,ACCORDING TO MEDICAL EXPERTS.I HAVE NEVER PARTICULARLY LIVE MY
LIFE SO WELL,AS I NEVER REALLY CARED FOR ANYONE NOT EVEN MYSELF BUT MY
BUSINESS.THOUGH I AM VERY RICH, BUT WAS NEVER GENEROUS,I WAS ALWAYS
HOSTILE TO PEOPLE AND I 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 WHEN GOD GIVES ME A SECOND CHANCE TO COME TO THIS WORLD I
WOULD LIVE MY LIFE IN A DIFFRENT WAY FROM HOW I HAVE LIVED BEFORE.NOW
THAT
GOD HAS CALLED ME THROUGH THIS WAY I HAVE WILLED AND GIVEN MOST OF MY
PROPERTIES AND ASSETS TO MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY AND AS WELL
AS
FEW CLOSE FRIENDS.I WANT GOD TO BE MERCIFUL TO ME AND ACCEPT MYSOUL,
AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE ALMS TO CHARITY RGANISATIONS,AS I WANT
THIS
TO BE ONE OF THE LAST GOOD DEEDS I DID ON EARTH.SO FAR,I HAVE
DISTRIBUTED MONEY TO SOME CHARITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE U.A.E ALGERIA,
MALAYSIA
AND IDIAN.NOW THAT MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED SO BADLY,I CAN NOT DO
THIS
MYSELF ANYMORE.

I ONCED ASKED MY FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSE ONE OF MY ACCOUNTS AND
DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS WHICH I HAVE THERE TO CHARITY ORGANISATION IN
BULGARIA
AND PAKISTAN,THEY REFUSED AND KEPT THE MONEY TO THEMSELVES.HENCE,I DO
NOT
TRUST THEM ANYMORE,AS THEY SEEM NOT TO BE CONTENDED WITH WHAT I HAVE
LEFT FOR THEM! THE LAST OF THE FUNDS WHICH NO ONE KNOWS OF IS THE HUGE
CASH DEPOSIT OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS($35,000,000 ,00) IN
EUROPE
WITH A CARGO SHIPPING SECURITY FIRM IN FRANCE PARIS .

I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD HELP TO DISPATCH THIS FUNDS TO
CHARITY ORGANISATIONS.I HAVE SET ASIDE 10%FOR YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
PATIENCE.MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AS YOU HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A BOLD STEP TO
HEAL
THE WORLD WITH ME OR EVEN IN MY DEMISE...

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX [ khalid_susan@yahoo.fr ]
AS I WILL ONLY BE BUSY ACCESSING MY PRIVATE BOX WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.


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