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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 Alsaba Amina Hassan <missalsabahassan224ci@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missamina.hassan@aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 16:34:00 +0100
Subject: Private Message From Miss Amina Alsaba Hassan

Private Message From Miss Amina Alsaba Hassan


GREETINGS TO YOU,

I WRITE TO TELL YOU OF A MATTER THAT REQUIRED AN URGENT ATTENTION WITH
REGARDS TO YOUR REPOSED PERSONALITY AS A RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY AND GOD
FEARING PERSON. IN BRIEF INTRODUCTION, I AM THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF LATE MR
MOHAMMAD HASSAN FROM SIERRA-LEONE.I AND MY JUNIOR BROTHER AHMED ARE
PRESENTLY STAYING IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE AS A REFUGEES.

MY PARENTS WAS ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF JOHNNY PAUL KOROMAH'S REGIME IN
SIERRA-LEONE.DURING THE INTERVENTION OF THE ECOMOG SOLDIERS TO RESTORE THE
PRESIDENCY OF ALHJI TEJAN KABBAH FROM JOHNNY KOROMAH, MY FATHER WAS AMONG
THE 23 EXECUTED MINISTERS. BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER THERE WAS A
DEPOSIT OF USD$12.5 MILLION MADE BY MY LATE FATHER IN ONE OF THE FINACIAL
PRIVATE SECURITY BANK IN COTE D'IVOIRE , BUT OUR CONDITION AND
POSSIBILITIES MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND MY BROTHER AHMED TO
APPROACH ANY PERSON FOR RECOMMENDATION.

EVER SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING HELP FROM OUR CAMP BECAUSE WE ARE
STAYING IN REFUGES CAMP. I HOPE YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO UNDERSTAND OUR
REQUEST. WE WILL LIKE YOU TO HELP US GET THIS MONEY TRANSFER TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AND PROVIDE OR LOOK FOR A LUCRATIVE VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE
INVESTED IN YOUR COUNTRY TOGETHER WITH YOU. WE HAVE AGREED TO INVEST OUR
MONEY VIABLE IN ANY OVERSEAS COUNTRY THROUGH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND
DIRECTIVES.

BEFORE PROCEEDING WE WILL GET TO BE MORE FAMILIAR AND ALSO GO INTO AN
UNDERSTANDING WORKING AGREEMENT BECAUSE MY FAMILY'S FUTURE NON DEPEND ON
THIS VERY MONEY, I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF
USD$12.5 MILLION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO US WHILE THE REST WILL BE USE TO
RUN THE INVESTMENT TOGETHER WITH YOU..

WE SINCERELY WISH TO INTRODUCE AND MAKE YOU OUR BUSINESS PARTNER AND
ADVISORY CONSULTANT OF OUR PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. SO IF YOU
CAN BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME PLEASE DO URGENTLY REPLY ME SO THAT I WILL LINK
YOU FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND DON'T FORGET TO GIVE ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
NUMBERS WHILE REPLYING THIS LETTER.

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS

YOURS SINCERELY,
MISS AMINA ALSABA AND AHMED HASSAN

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