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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: "hassan mohammad" <prof_hassan_mohammad3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: prof_hassan_mohammad@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:09:03 +0000
Subject: REPLY

Dear Friend,
As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday.
My name is prof Hassan Mohammed, a contractor in Dubai in the UAE. I have
been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. It has defiled (sic) 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 organisations, 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
organisations in the UAE, Algeria,sudan,laberia, 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 organisations in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, but they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not
trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contented with what I have left
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) that I have with a finance/security
company in Ghana.(Ghanan is the land of GOLD AND DIAMOUD)which i make
duering the constrations one of the best road in accra city I will want you
to help me collect this deposit and despatch it to charity organisations.
I have set aside 30% for you and for your time.
God be with you.

prof Hassan Mohammed.

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