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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: "Ms.Azizah Aliyyah Ghannam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aliyahaziza@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:33:52 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you in the name of Almighty God!!!!!!!!!!

Greetings to you in the name of Almighty God

Please bring out time and read this email. It's by the grace of Great ALLAH that I am sending this message to you, because i don't have much strength . I am Ms Azizah Aliyyah Ghannam from Malaysia. I am married to late Eng. Faizal YAACOB; We are UK based nationality. My husband worked with Chevron in London for twenty years before he died in the year 2010.We were married for Twenty-seven years with a daughter by name Lysa . My late husband died after his promotion as the chief Engineer in Chevron London, and after the incident I developed Packston disease.

When my late husband was alive he insured US$1,340,000.00 in the insurance company in the name of our only daughter Lysa . Presently, I'm in Airedale General Hospital, where i have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and hear well and my doctors have told me that my condition is getting worst . It is my last wish to see that this money is
invested in name of my daughter Miss .Lysa in Asia , because we are planning to come back finally to Malaysia.

I found your e-mail address as a real Muslim, for over a month now that i have been praying to know if really you are capable to handle this project, and after my prayers i am convinced, and i have decided to contact you, but if for any reason you find this mail offensive, you can ignore it and please accept my apology.

I intend to go into the real estate/hotel investment depending on what your professional advice will be.

What other lucrative investments would you suggest, real estate and hotels if they are good business venture?.

I look forward to your earliest reply.

Salaam

Ms.Azizah Aliyyah Ghannam

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