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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: Rebecca Hussein <rebeccahussein256@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:21:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Trusted in God


Dear Trusted in God
 
My name is Mrs Rebecca Hussein i am from California, Los Angeles UNITED STATES, i am a sick widowed suffering from cancer and from all indication my condition is deteriorating and its quite obvious that i might not live long, because the cancer stage is now very severe.
 
My husband Mr Mohamed Hussein Hanadi died in a air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board  You can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm and my only daughter died in the London BOMB ATTACK.
 
 
My late husband is a very wealthy and after his death, i inherited the sum of $2.5m which i have managed all these while before i became sick and diagnose to die soon.  This $2.5m is deposit with a security bank in UNITED STATES.
 
 
i am contacting you with regard to my last wish, i want 40% of the fund used to open a foundation for cancer in my name 35% for motherless babies less privilege and homeless in EUROPE,AMERICA, ASIA AND AFRICA and 25% will be for you because of your help and any other process you might undergo in caring out my wish.
 
 
 
Please i seek your utmost trust to help me accomplish this wish, please if you know that you will go against my wish as stated above do not reply me for God sake and remember GOD is watching us. and please know that without God every thing is vanity upon vanity.
 
 
I will wait to read from you, Please contact me on my email rebeccahussein256@yahoo.com
 
 
Your Beloved in God,
 
 
Rebecca Hussein
rebeccahussein256@yahoo.com



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