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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: Mr Smarriam Hassan <marrriamhassanabdullah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmarriamhassan@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 06:50:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP




My Dear,

Its my pleasure to have contact with you,based on the critical condition I find mine self,though, its not financial problem, but my health,you might have know that cancer is not what to talk home about,though I dont know you,and my contact with you was not by mistake, but by devine favour of merciful Allah. الله أكبر .

I am married to Mr.hassan abudllah who worked with Tunisia embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2008.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 2.3 m( two million three hundred thousand dollars)in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa Presently this money is still in bank. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining. Recently, My Doctor told me that I dont have much time to live because of the cancer problem,

Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity people and helping the orphanage. إن شاء الله.


I dont want my husbands efforts to be used by the Gorvernment. I grew up as an Orphan and I dont have anybody as my family member, just to endeavour that the name of ALLAH is maintained. Am doing this so that ALLAH will forgive my sins and accept my soul because this sickness has suffered me so much.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in Burkina Faso and I will send authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply. قد تبقى السلام مع لك ولعائلتك.  إن شاء الله.

Regards,
Mrs.Marriam
written from Hospital.
 
 


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