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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: "HATIM ABDALGADIR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <usmandanfulanibello@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:08:55 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST

CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST TO RECEIVE $ 237 MILLION DOLLARS INTO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
 
I AM HATIM ABDALGADIR AHMAD,AN INVESTMENT CONSULTANT ,CEO OF SHAT CONSTRUCT,AND A SENIOR PARTNER WITH INVESTMENT FUNDING LTD.,LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.I HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY SOME TOP OFFICIALS OF SAUDI ARABIAN BASED OIL FIRM,SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM,AND A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, TO LOOK FOR A TRUST WORTHY,AND COMPETENT INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE BODY THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RECEIVE AND MANAGE THE SUM OF $237MILLION FOR INVESTMENT INTO MUTUAL BENEFITING BUSINESS TRANSACTION.THIS MONEY IS A PRODUCT OF LEGITIMATE COMMISSION GIVEN TO THEM BY A FOREIGN OIL SERVICES COMPANY THAT EXECUTED CONTRACTS IN THEIR FIRM,AND IT'S CURRENTLY DEPOSITED WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN EUROPE.DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
 
THANKS.
 
HATIM ABDALGADIR AHMAD.
PARKFIELD, ST ARVANS CHEPSTOW MONMOUTHSHIRE.
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

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