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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: yasmin hassan <yasmingoldee@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 20:34:09 +0200
Subject: Urgent solicitation from Yasmin

Urgent solicitation from Yasmin

Greetings dear beloved,

It is with sorrowfull heart that I write you this mail and I want you
to excuse me for the sudden intrusion in to your private lives in an
unsolicited marner like this. Kindly bear with me because I know that
this will be a suprise for you as we have no previous correspondence.
Please it is the situation of my life in my wountry here that has
compelled me to contct you in this marner. Please sir kindly bear with
me. It is my ultimate desire after going through your profile to take
you as my confidant concerning my present situation and my desire to
relocate for investment in your country with your assistance. I
believe you are a reputable and responsible trust worthy person I can
do business with and by matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide
in you to save my life from imminent dangers here. I am miss Yasmin
Amina Hassan, the only child of late Dr and Mrs Mohamed Hassan.
My father was an affluent politician when he was alive before the
death of my father on 24th october 2010 in a private hospital here in
abidjan.

I tragically lost my parent three years ago during the political war
in my country when the rebels attacked the country.my father was an
affluent politicians and season professor during his life time. He
was assasinated with my mother on the 24th of october by armed rebels
that attacked the headquarter of his political party (FPI)

And it was on his death bed where he was being treated for the fatal
wound he sustained during the shooting that he secretly called me to
his bedside and told me that he has a sum of (US$4.5million) in a safe
box that he deposited in one of the safe security companies in
MALAYSIA and that he used my name as his only child and next of kin.
He revealed to me that during the time of depositing the safe deposit
box that he did not disclose the real content of the box to the
security company for safety and security reasons. He explained that
he declared it as containing family valuables and important business
documents for security reasons. He also explained to me that he
believed that that he was assasinated because of this wealth,
closeness and financial support to some ministers in the government.

He warned and advised me to be very careful and should not trust any
local people in our country but rather seek for a foreign partner in a
country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose (such as real estate management)
After the death and burial of my parent, my late fathers uncle now
showed me his true character. He is a wicked man and he quickly taken
over all the properties left behind by my father and refused to
continue to pay my school fees and that was how I stopped my
education.
And later when he learnt that I have the document to the deposit made
by my father with the security company he started looking for ways to
get rid of me and I have to ran out of the house for my safety.

I am staying right now with one of my late mother's friend very far
from my fathers uncle for fear of getting killed and since my arrival
in the house of this woman I dare not breathe a word of my secret to
her out of fear. All these dangers is the reason why I have decided to
source for a neutral person to assist me in contacting the company as
my guardian and business partner.

I am honorably seeking your understanding and assistance in the
following ways hoping you will be so kind to assist a lonely and
vulnerable woman.

1) To assist me and contact the company to shipped the safe box
containing the money to your country for investment.

2) To serve as the guardian of this funds and take me into your family.

3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your
country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of
this fund to your country.

I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU CAN SAVE MY LIFE AND HELP ME RECUPERATE
THIS SAFE BOX FROM THE COMPANY IN MALAYSIA TO YOUR COUNTRY SAFELY.

I will send you the contact of the company as soon as I hear back from you.

Thanks very much for your understanding
Awaiting your response
Yours sincerely.
Ms yasmin

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