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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: "Martin" <peacefoundation4children@pf4c.com>
Reply-To: peacefoundation4children@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:12:18 -0700
Subject: Vital Notice


I write seeking your urgent help. My name is Widad Babiker Omar al-Bashir, =
the second wife of former President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir who has been se=
ntenced to death, my family is going through the most difficult times of ou=
r lives, my husband is presently in prison awaiting death, while am in dete=
ntion awaiting my day in Court. I know this message will come to you as a s=
urprise based on the fact that we don=2019t know each other but I need an u=
rgent help to secure the sum of Thirty Million American Dollars ($30M) whic=
h is currently deposited in a private Security/Financial institution. All o=
ur family=2019s bank accounts are frozen, the new government is making arra=
ngements to transfer my Husband to the International Criminal Court (ICC) i=
n Hague and we are being monitored by government agencies, even our telepho=
nes are also being monitored which is the reason my communication with you =
will be email for the meantime. We are a great family. Now, we are truly fa=
cing serious challenges with our home government because of my husband poli=
tical rivals. You can confirm my story from BBC report on the following lin=
k: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51462613 https://www.gettyimages.c=
o.uk/photos/widad-babiker?phrase=3Dwidad%20babiker&sort=3Dmostpopular# http=
s://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191213-sudan-al-bashirs-wife-arrested-on-co=
rruption-charges/ Sudan: Al-Bashir=2019s wife arrested on corruption charge=
s =2013 Middle East Monitor The Sudanese Unlawful and Suspicious Enrichment=
Prosecution have arrested Widad Babiker, the wife of ousted president, Oma=
r Al-Bashir, pending an investigation into corruption charges. According to=
... www.middleeastmonitor.com ? This transaction is 100% risk free and I wa=
nt to also plead you that every information that you will receive in the co=
urse of this transaction should be kept very confidential, you should not f=
or any reason disclose this transaction to anybody no matter how close he/s=
he may be to you. We had made contact with the Financial Institution where =
funds are deposited through our private family lawyer, to notify them that =
we want to transfer the ownership of the deposit to our business partner if=
you permit us to use your name or company as the beneficiary. Our family l=
awyer fly=2019s to Sudan to visit me every 2 weeks so I will have the oppor=
tunity to speak with you through our lawyer=2019s phone. The lawyer will di=
rect you on what to do to get this money. Please send your information whic=
h I will forward to the consultant so that when you contact them, they will=
know you are the right person . NOTE: For your participation to stand in f=
or my family, you will be compensated with 25% of the total fund while you =
will invest 70% for my Family. We have agreed with the lawyer that his fee =
will be paid after his work is completed but the lawyer informed me that th=
ere are normally some legal documents to be prepared that will enable you r=
eceive the deposit as our nominated partner/beneficiary. Required informati=
on: 1. Your full names and address. 2. Your private phone number 3. Your Oc=
cupation 4. A copy of your identification On receipt of your information, I=
will forward the information to the lawyer and he will be communicating di=
rectly with you. Waiting your reply Best Regards Widad Babiker Omar al-Bash=
ir=20

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