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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: Saint Abdul <saintabdul3003030@msn.com>
Reply-To: <saint.abdul@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:25:52 +0000
Subject: Beloved One...



Beloved One...
Assalamu Alaikum,

I send my love and greetings to you and your family.



With due respect and humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Saint Abdul, From london and presently in london where I am hospitalized.

I am 68yrs old; I am married to late Dr. Rahman Abdul who was oil explorer in Kuwait for ten years before he died in the year 2005,after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.

We were married for 36 years without a child. Since his death, I have been battling with both (Esophageal Cancer and Fibroid) problems and have been in the hospital for a very long time my doctor told me that I have few months to live due to my cancer problem and this lead to a stroke attack which bothers me most through because I cannot move as I use to.

My late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.5Million (Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) with Finance Firm under my name for safe keeping.

Presently this money is still in the (vault) of the finance firm. Having known my condition I decided to hand over this money to your care and if you know that you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct you herein, I will be very happy to do so.

I will want you to use this money according to the desire of my late husband
to use it for the help in all sincerity to fund charity organizations, less privilaged,motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate in your country.

I am taking this decision because the relatives of my husband have confiscated other of our wealth without giving any to the needy.

Based on that I don't want to in trust this fund to any of them,and I have no child to inherit this money, I cannot take the fund to the grave I don't want a situation where this money will be used in inappropriate manner.

Since my health is retrogressing by all minute, Please simply reply as soon as possible to confirming your acceptance to claim the deposit on my behalf.

Then I will make arrangement to prepare a letter of authorization through an attorney for you to get possession of this fund as my new duly assigned representative.

I pray that this letter bring you and your family good tiding while my dreams to help humanity rest squarely on your shoulders and please dont worry about me because incase I lost my life, I will be smiling at the poor for at least I have tried to touch their life so preciously through you.

Due to the present condition of my health,I was warned by my doctor to avoid receiving or making any call,Please do remember me in your prayers because that is what I needed most for now,

I hope to hear from you urgently.

Remain Blessed,
Mrs.Saint Abdul.




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