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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: "Ralph Birnkammer" <r.birnkammer@online.de>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 17:05:20 +0100
Subject: Re: Assalamu Alaikum

Re: Assalamu Alaikum,

Please reply me directly through my private email address mrsamiirahm@yahoo.co.jp

 

Greeting In The Name Of Almighty Allah The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful
Please Do Not Be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending you this mail from my sick bed in the hospital despite my critical condition But do not worry, All i hope is that you will not betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on I have to thank Allah this moment for his regards this mission, I am Mrs. Samiirah Mahmood. A Muslim convert from Switzerland I am married to Late Mr. Syed Mahmood, who is a wealthy business man here in Ivory Coast we were married for many years without a child before he died after a brief illness

 

Before his sudden death we where devoted Muslim When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of two Million
four hundred thousand Euros (€ 2.400.000) in one of the prime bank here in Ivory Coast Presently this money is still with the Bank, and i am very sick from Kidney cancer i may not last according to my doctor so i decided to donate this money to a honest individual who will use it to work for Allah, orphans, widow and maintenance of mosque to fulfill the vow i and my late husband made to Allah, and i have chosen you after praying, I do not have any child to inherit the funds ,and our relatives are all unbelievers and i do not have our hard earn money to be use in ungodly way. The donation offer is registered in your name for humanitarian charitable works in your Society , and the 15% of this Fund is belongs to you as a compensation offer to handle the charity works and then you will utilize 85 percent of the Funds for charitable works as instructed to supports those less
privileges, This is Reason For Taking This Bold Decision.

I Know That After Death I Will Be With Allah The Most Holy And The Most Merciful As Soon. As I Read From You I Will Give You More Details How To Achieve On It, I Need Your Urgent Reply As I Do Not Know What
Tomorrow Will Result

 

Please reply me directly through my private email address mrsamiirahm@yahoo.co.jp

Your 's Sister In Islam
Mrs.Samiirah Mahmood

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