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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. Zaynab Jibril" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zaynabjibril55@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:53:54 -0700
Subject: With Respect!.

With Respect!.
 
I am Mrs. Zaynab Jibril from United States. I am married to Late Mr. Jibril Ali of blessed memory who was a well-known Gold dealer from Kuwait to London for throughout his life before he died in the year 2013. We were married for 11 years without a child.
 
Before his sudden death we were devoted Muslims. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of One Million British Pound Sterling (?1,000,000.00 GBP) in a Storage Security Company in London, using my name as the beneficiary since we could not bear a child. Presently, this fund is being secured under the custody of the security company in United Kingdom and I am very sick from cancer of the lung despite the fibroid and tumor which denied me a child when my husband was alive as a result I may not last till the next two months according to my doctor’s report, so I want to donate this fund to a Muslim organization or individual who will use it to work for Allah and I have chosen you after making several prayer consultations.
 
I want this money to be shared among the less privileged since I do not have a child to inherit it and my late husband relatives are all Non-believers and I don't want my husband’s hard earned money to be used by unbelievers since I am sure that they will not utilize the money in the way I have directed. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision, I know that after death I will be with Allah the most holy and the most merciful.
 
It is a very important confidential massage that I will like to tell you more about it, so get in touch with me so that I can fully detail you what I chose you for and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve it.
 
Any delay in your response will give me room to seek for another organization or individual for this same purpose. Contact me here in my private email id:(zaynabjibril55@gmail.com)
Until I hear from you, my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Zaynab Jibril

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