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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: "Mr. Hassan Wahid" <info@callahanajames.com>
Reply-To: charityworld322@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 23:47:30 +0100
Subject: My Last Wish Donation

Dear Friend

My Name is Mr. Hassan Wahid, I am 55years old. Am a citizen of Saudi
Arabia, but i am resident in Cayman island. I was born an orphan in
1959. I have no father or mother, and i have no relatives.I struggled
and Worked Hard and Almighty blessed me abundantly with riches. I used
to be a dealer in gold, diamonds and tantalite. I have no wife but i
happened to have a child of 5Yrs from my late wife who happens to die of
Cancer of the Breast. For 2 years now i am seriously sick. I have been
diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity
in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right now
I have only about a year to live, according to my Medical Doctor. I have
not particularly lived my life so well since after the death of my wife
four years ago, as I never really cared for myself but the business.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I 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 and heal me I would live my life a different way from how I have
lived it.

Please i have sowed a seed for my healing; I have willed and given most
of my properties and assets to my immediate orphans children and as well
as a few close friends.I want God to be merciful to me and accept my
soul and so, I have decided to give arms to charity Organizations and
give succor and comfort to the less privileged of the Tsunami Victims,
as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I
have donated money to Some charity organizations. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I Cannot do this my self anymore. I once asked a
close friend of mine to close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and
donate the money which I have there to charity organization and to the
less Privileged in Bulgaria and Sudan-Africa he cashed the money but
kept it only to himself.

Hence, I do not trust him anymore, as he seem not to be contended with
what I have left for him already. The last of my money, which no one
knows of, is the huge cash of Twenty Two million(22 Million US DOLLARS)
deposited in the Vault of a financial institution in the UAE for
Safekeeping. I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and
disburse thus 30percent of the total amount among the Mudslide
Earthquake Victims in Asia, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane
Wilma , Haiti , Syria war Victims, and for the less Privileged,
30percent for you for your time and efforts and 40percent for my only
child for his upbringing as you will be responsible for his
education,health and other activities.

So i need your urgent reply so that I will not have to go on sourcing
for a credible person to handle this project, please if this is what you
Know that you can handle kindly respond back to me with the information
below.

1.Complete Name
2.Contact Address
3.Phone/Fax number
4.Age and occupation

Best Regards

Sarah Mohammed (Nurse)
For: Mr. Hassan Wahid

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