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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: MRS ALMAS AMJAD <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MRS ALMAS AMJAD <almasamjadd@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 01:52:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Assalamu alaikum,PROJECT


Assalamu alaikum
 
Greeting in the name of Almighty Allah The Most Beneficent The Most
Merciful
 
Please don’t be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending
you this mail from my sick bed in the hospital despite my critical condition
But don't worry, All i hope is that you will not betray this trust and
confident that I am about to repose on you. I have to thank Allah this moment
for his direction as regards this mission,
 
I am Mrs ALMAS AMJAD  a muslim
convert from switzerland I am married to Late Mr.AMJAD BADR who is a wealthy
business man here in Grecce we were married for many years with out a child
before he died after a brief illness Before his sudden death we where devoted
muslim When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of three Million
Euros (₤3.000.000.00) in one of the prime bank here in Greece Presently this
money is still with the Bank,and i am very sick from Kidney cancer that i may
not last till the next two months according to my doctor so i decided to donate
this money to a honest individual who will use it to work for Allah, orphans,
widow and maintenance of mosque to fulfill the vow i and my late husband made
to Allah,and i have choosen you after praying,
 
I want this money to be use as i have said since i do not have any child
to inherit it and our relatives are all unbelivers and i don't want our hard
earn money to be use in ungodly way you will take 15% of this fund and use 85%
as i stated,the reason for taking this bold decision.
 
I know that after death I will be with Allah the most holy and the most
merciful as soon as i read from you i will give you more details on how to
achieve it,i need your urgent reply as i dont know what tomorrow will result
 
Your Sister in Islam
Mrs ALMAS AMJAD

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