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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. Fattah Zainab" <provitah@provitah.com.br>
Reply-To: info@bigideasconsultants.com
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:50:25 -0300
Subject: Urgent Help Needed



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Dear Sir/Madam,



My name Mrs. Fattah Zainab now undergoing medical treatment. I am
married to Dr. Fattah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber was into Gold Mining before his
death and we were married for twelve years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. When my late
husband was alive, he deposited the sum of GBP44,300,000.00 (Forty-Four
Million Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling with a Bank
in the United Kingdom, this money is still with the Bank.



Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not Last for the next three
months due to cancer and what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having
known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better
still a Christian/Muslim individual that will utilize this money the way
I am going to instruct herein.



I want a church/Muslim or an individual that will use this money to fund
mosque, churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word Of God and
to ensure that the house of God is maintained.I took this decision
because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money.


I cannot rely on family and closest relatives anymore, as they did not
show responsible behavior when I entrusted part of my wealth to them to
distribute to charitable organizations but instead used the money for
their personal needs and selfish interest.


To prevent any more mishaps, my accountant will act as a check,
monitoring every aspect of the Charity projects.


I sincerely request for your assistance in this humanitarian work. I
want the bank to transfer the fund to you through Online Banking so that
you will use 50% of the fund to help the following people:

1, Motherless babies.
2, Widows.
3, Disable people.
4, People affected by war.

The 50% of the fund is for you and your family, if you will accept to do
this humanitarian work. You will promise me that you will not disappoint
me when the fund is brought to your possession, and you will also assure
me that you will use the 50% of the money for the said purpose.


Reply to me urgently if you are interested in this transaction because
any delay to your response will give me a room to look for another
reliable person for the same purpose, hoping to hear from you.



Get back to me for more details.
Regards,
Mrs.Fattah Zainab
Apartment 1 - House 53 -
Neighborhood 10 - Tenth of Ramadan City -
Arab Republic of Egypt

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