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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: "Hassan Ammed" <hassanammed@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:01:37 +0600
Subject: Charity


Dear Sir/Madam,

As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday.
My name is Hassan Ammed a merchant in Dubai,in the U.A.E.I have been
diagnosed with esophageal
cancer.It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a few months to live,
according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so
well, as I never really cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was
never generous, I was always
hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only
thing I cared for. But now I regret
all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way
from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and
given most of my property and
assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close
friends. I want God to be
merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to
charity organizations, as I want
this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity
organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot
do this myself anymore I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute the
money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan;
they refused and kept the
money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not
to be contempt with what
I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
eight million dollars
$8, 000, 000, 00 that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will
want you to help me collect
this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.

Please endeavor to reply me through my direct email address of
hassan_ammed001@yahoo.com for
confidentiality so that I can give you further information on the project.
I'll be checking my personal mail
awaiting your quick response. For your time and honesty, I have set aside
20% for you.

Hassan Ammed.

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