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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: "Miss Hana Aamin" <aamin_hana@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hana_aamin@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:36:03 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: HANA




Hello

It is quite a pleasure to notify you of this incident, I crave your
indulgence knowing that this will be a surprise to you, I am Miss Hana
Aamin 28 years old born to mr Mohamed Aamin from libya

Last year i was send to UNTIED STATE to study MEDICINE by my parents and
i have to stay with my uncle who have been in the STATE for over 20
years, it was few months after i left that the trouble broke out in my
country this year and in benghazi where my parents are they were
affected and i lost them as i was there only child, i try to go back to
Libya but my uncle will not allow me instead he size all my travelling
document ,not knowing that he had a plan to claim everything my dad own

I am contacting you not because i trust you so much but because i feel you
might have a mind to do good will and hope for GOD/ALLAH to pay you back,
i want you to help me transfer some money and 150 Kg of gold which my
father kept with a bank in Mali, he kept most of his fund there due to our
out going leader who have impose alot of policy in libya banking system, i
will stand as next of kin to the fund and consignment and ready to
compensate you dearly for it if only you will be puting your best interest
to see me smile again

I am trying to claim my inheritance before my desperate uncle claim them
on my behalf, and i promise you that this is real and clean it belongs to
me and i am ready to see it move to you and after it gets to you i will
report my uncle to the authority so that he will release my travelling
document to enable me fly to your country and decide what i will do with
my inheritance and life

upon your reply i will give you the details of the bank and i will write a
notification letter to the bank about you being a family and reason i am
moving the fund and the Gold to you for safe keeping

This project will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will
protect you from any infraction of the law. If this proposition offends
your moral ethics,do accept my sincere apology . In contrary,indicate your
interest. Further details will be giving as soon as your interest is
indicated.

Take care as i hope your conscience decide for you and i will understand
your fear if you turn down this offer

Yours sincerely

Miss Hana Aamin
hana_aamin@yahoo.com
facebook : Hana Aamin

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