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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: Aileen Samih <aileen.samih55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aileen.samih@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 07:53:34 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UkVBRCBBTkQgUkVQTFkgVVJHRU5ULCDpmIXor7vlkozlm57lpI3ntKfmgKU=?=

Hello Dear God's Select Good Day,

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great
sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs.Aileen Samih, and I am contacting
you from my countryTunisia I want to tell you this because I don't
have any other option than totell you as I was touched to open up to
you, I married to Mr.samih habib. Who worked with Tunisia embassy in
Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2005.We were
married for eleven years without a child

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since
his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight million And Five 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 would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is
my stroke sickness.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 in the street and
helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have any
body as my family member, just to endeavour that the house of God is
maintained. Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept
my soul because these sicknesses have 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 also instruct the Bank Manager to
issue you an 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.

Always reply to my alternative for security purposes

Hoping to receive your reply:

From Mrs.Aileen Samih,


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亲爱的上帝的选择好日子你好,

我写ESTA mail给你沉重的泪水在我的眼睛和巨大的悲伤在我的心脏,我的名字是Mrs.Aileen萨米·,和我从我的countryTunisia联系你,我想告诉你,是因为我没有任何其他我把你嫁给了先生萨比哈谁在突尼斯驻布基纳法索大使馆工作九年,他在2005年去世之前。我们结婚了十一年没有一个孩子

在短暂的病假之后,他死了五天。由于他的去世我决定不再婚,当我的丈夫还活着,我在瓦加杜古一家银行的资本市布基纳法索的西非目前这笔钱存入US
$8.5米(八万元和五十万美元)的总和还在银行。我已经从布基纳法索开采了这笔钱。

最近,我的医生告诉我,由于癌症问题,我不会持续七个月的时间。这令我的人是我的行程MOST
sickness.Having知道我的病情,我决定给你交给ESTA钱取特权人少的照顾,你会利用ESTA的钱,我要指示本文中的方法。

我希望你带的总金额的30%,为您的员工使用,而这些钱70%将捐给慈善机构,人们在街上,帮助孤儿院。我作为孤儿长大,我没有身体作为我的家人,只是为了努力维护上帝的殿。我这样做是为了让上帝赦免我的罪,接受我的灵魂,因为这些病已经使我受苦了。

当我收到您的答复我给你在布基纳法索银行的接触,我会还指示银行经理发出您的授权书,将证明你的钱本受益人银行也就是说,如果你我向你保证,你会采取相应的行动。

为安全起见,请始终回复我的替代方案

希望收到你的回复:

从艾琳·萨米夫人,

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