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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: "Humanitarian Aid Fund" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarahjiwooali@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 13:11:04 +0100
Subject: Humanitarian work Charitable Funds

Dear Beloved Happy New Year
Peace of the lord is with you.
 
With heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My apology for sending you this information  by e-mail instead of a Certified/Post-mail. I decided to contact you for assistance and distribution of my inheritance after going through your profile. My name is Mrs. Jennifer Sarah .J. Ali a dying woman who have been exposed to a violent incident of  bomb blast that affected my hearing ability and damage to my brain which the doctor has told me will stop full functioning very soon and also been diagnosed for cancer. I have requested for (euthanasia) the act or practice of ending the life of myself which was also declined.   
 
I was married to my late husband for 14 years without a child, he was a philanthropist and senior Syria Army officer who died in the war, he has deposited Five Million Five Hundred  Thousand US Dollars with a notary oversee in case anything happens to him. Due to my health conditions, I will need you to act on my behalf  to receive these funds if you wish to as our legitimate beneficiary with the documents covering the deposit of the funds which I will send you upon your acceptance.
 
I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband for the good work of God, rather than allowing my relatives to use my husband hard-earned funds ungodly. This set of facts is my reason for writing and making the following proposal to you.  I must let you know that this transaction is 100%  risk free. I will be going in for an operation  few days  from now and I have decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5,500,000 to you for the good work of the lord and to help the motherless and less privilege and for the assistance of the widows. Please assure me that you will act on humanitarian motives. I know I do not know you but I have been directed to do this by my instinct
 
Contact my lawyer with this specified email contact: 
Name: EQS VANDER BRINK
 
I Informed him that I have WILLED ($5,500,000.00) to you and I have notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work.  
Regards,  Jennifer Sarah .J. Ali (Mrs.)
Email: jennifersarahali@aol.com



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