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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 Kenza El <rubzmonica452@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskenaz@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:33:40 +0200
Subject: Greetings In the name of Almighty allah,

SALAM ALAIKUM
>From :Mrs Kenza El Ghali
Mildmay Hospital ,
Austin Street , London , E2 7NB
Greetings In the name of Almighty allah,

INTRODUCTION: I am Mrs Kenza El Ghali abdulrahman , from turkey . I
am married to late Dr. abdulrahman ,tcholakian,, of blessed memory who
was an Oil Merchants in Ivoire for many years before he died in the
year 2011. We were married for twenty five years without a child.


We were both are faithful muslim and since the death of my husband, I
have been battling with both lung cancer and stroke. When my late
husband was alive he deposited $1.200,000.00 (One Million Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars) in a Finance Firm here in Cote D'Ivoire after his
death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home.
According to the doctor, my medical report quotes a very short life
sperm due to my health status presently. May be I may still have
another 3-8 months to live, that I do not know but allah can say. That
is just my faith as a deteriorating cancer patient.

Recently, I am been disturbs by my one sided paralysed due to stroke
diagnoses. but I pray to allah to heal me so that I will be alive and
see this work done as my late husband instructed me.

Having known my condition I decided to donate the above mentioned fund
to an individual Muslim, so that He/She will utilize this money the
way I am going to instruct here, I want an individual that will use
this fund for the less privilege ones like; orphanages, homes widows.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going, I know that I
am going to be in the bosom of Almighty allah,

I want you and your family to always pray for me because Allah is my
shephard, my happiness is that I lived a worthy life and whoever that
want to serve the Almighty Allah, must serve him in spirit and truth.

Am writting this to you with the help of Allah, who is helping me to
write due to my health condition here in Hospital,

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you more details
regarding this great mission.

SALAM ALAIKUM
Yours sister in lsiam


Mrs Kenza El Ghali

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