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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: "khalid Ali Hassan" <khalid_ali@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 00:23:35 +0800
Subject: let me hear from you please

From Khalid Ali Hassan
Home Address:
No 24A Idrisa Road,
Bagdad, Iraq.
Dear ,
Greetings in the name of Allah Almighty. I am Khalid Ali Hassan, the only child and the only son to Late Haji Abdul Hassan, well known as chief protocal officer to Ali Hasan Al-Majid “Chemical Ali”. I am 25 years old. My late parents were killed during the U.S air raid in bagdad early 2003.My late father was well trusted by Hassan Al-majid,


Before my father died, he deposited the sum of US$ 25.5 Million in the vault of a security/finance company in Asia. Immediately I found you in internet I felt you can be of help to me. That’s why I am sending you this email. I need someone who has the capacity to receive such huge amount of money in his account and I am willing to give up some reasonable part of the total amount to you. I want to set up some business investment with this money outside Iraq and for this reason,


I sincerely appeal to you to help me in this respect to assist me in claiming and receiving this money.
Please, for security reasons, our Communications/Correspondence will be through my private e-mail address given below and we will then arrange for a meeting where all the modalities for the transaction will be discussed (including the areas of investment), and all the necessary documents relating to the money and our transactions.
I'm look forward to further cooperation from you and will be grateful for your immediate response.
Please send your reply to my private e-mail address hassan_ali2004@ozu.es
Yours Sincerely,
Khalid Ali Hassan.


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