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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: Zainab Hassan <mrs_zainabhassan13211@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.zainabhassan55@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:36:40 +0200
Subject: ASSALAM ALLAIKUM,

ASSALAM ALLAIKUM,

I AM MRS ZAINAB HASSAN FROM GHANA.I AM MARRIED TO LATE MALLAM ALI HASSAN OF
BLESSED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN LONDON FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE
DIED IN THE YEAR 2000.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.HE
DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.BEFORE HIS DEATH
WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLEM.SINCE HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH
BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 5.5 MILLION (FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS)
RECENTLY,MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER
PROBLEM.

BUT PLEASE NEVER YOU LOOK AT THIS MATTER AS A RESULT OF SCAM AND YOU HAVE TO
BELEIVE ALL I AM TELLING YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY SOMEONE WILL USE HIS
LIFE AGAINST SICKNESS AND DEATH REASON ABOUT THAT

THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS.HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION
I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO A DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL
UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCTS HEREIN.AS IT IS ONE GOD
THAT CREAT US. I WANT THIS MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL
SINCERITY TO FUND MOSQUES, ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS,AND ALSO PROPAGATING THE WORD
OF ALLAH AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLDS THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE
HOLY ALLAH.

THE HOLY ALLAH EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH'S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS
ENCOURAGE ME TO TAKE THE BOLD STEP.I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NOT
TRUSTED RELATIONS AND I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY
WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER.

HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION. I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE
WITH ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND THE MOST MERCIFUL.DUE TO MY PRESENT
CONDITION I CANNOT HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION MYSELF SO I WILL ADVICE YOU TO
CONTACT MY LAWYER IMMEDIATLY FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW YOU
WILL GET THE MONEY BECAUSE IN THREE DAYS TIME I WILL BE GOING FOR
OPERATION.ONE MORE THING IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU CALL THIS LAWYER FOR
URGENT ATTENTION.BELOW IS THE NAME AND CONTACT OF MY LAWYER.

NAME: BARRISTER ASHFORD
PHONE: +447024079648
EMAIL: barr_ashford48@hotmail.com

I WANT YOU AND THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY NEAR YOU TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME. MY
HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A TRUE DEVOTED WORTHY LIFE OF EMULATION WHOEVER
THAT WANTS TO SERVE ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN FAIRNESS.

PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY
WILL GIVE ROOM IN SOURCING FOR A DEVOTED PERSON FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE. UNTIL
I HEAR FROM YOU, MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS.MAY THE
ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.


ALLAH BLESS YOU,
MRS.ZAINAB HASSAN

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