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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: "MUSTAFA HAJI aL,aMIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info_lindasoli@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:21:56 +0100
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE REFERS REF:218.50.0.99

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I plead that you take out a little of your time to read this email.Please read it before you conclude or react to it.After the deat of my child and considering my physical health condition I have no option to make this resolution in my will.

My name is Hajii Al'Amin a British Citizen married to an Iraqi, wife to late Omar Al'Amin who worked for an oil firm in Iraq.My husband was a well known Philanthropist, to Charity Organisation, Humanitarian Body and Reputable Individual before his death. In my physical health condition now, I made a WILL stating that some funds should be donated to any lucky individual that his/her email was randomly picked as the beneficiary of the said funds.

I am not interested in making donations again to Public/Coporate organizations/NGO like UNO, Red Cross etc since they could not provide a transperent account of all the funds they had recieved so far from all( a case in mind are Tsunami issue, Katrina ,Iraqi Oil for Food programm etc.)It is high time we try individuals hence I am picking you through your email.

This fund is bonded and can only be transfered from an escrow account to your personal account.

THEREFOR NOTE:

1: I made a provision for my step son who is in a Rehabilitation Home in colombia.I gave him usd1.5million.

2:I made provision for the payment of a lawyer who will assist you sign any documents since I do not know where you are from.

3:I am giving usd.3m to an orgnization that is into the treatment of TB in Asia.

4: I have made a donation of usd50.000.00 to our Local race club association here.

Please NOTE that your email has been picked by me.

Please contact Lady Linda Scott on Phone Number :44-703-594-3059 OR REPLY THROUGH HER EMAIL once you get this email.

Please call Linda Scott for she has 2 weeks to get the Code after my death or she should give all to my Step son whom I know will use all for Drugs.Better still respond to this email and it will be auto forwarded to her.

Thank you for taking out your time to read this email as I do hope you will obliged me this last request by contacting lady Linda Scott

God Bless You
Hajii Al'Amin

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