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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: has_omar@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:39:48 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20URGENT=20PLEASE=2E?=

Dear Sir,

I am Hassan Omar, citizen of Iraq, I have been able to sneak out this letter
from my tight hide out in Southern (IRAQ). I do not want to waste time going
into the story of Iraq which is a world news, What is not known to the world
right now is that the same Americans armies are daily confiscating and stealing
huge amount of monies belonging to rich Iraqis.

For this reason rich Iraqis are now moving their money outside Iraq through
very risky borders and other speciall and confidential ways. I am one of
such Iraqis.

Through the help of a very kind and concerned Egyptian I have been able
to move about US$18 Million Dollars(Eighteen million United State Dollars)overseas
for safe keeping with a reputable FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY.But unfortunately
since than I have lost contact with the Egyptian hence I am desperately
writting you. And i was given a time limit to come and claim the the money.

I want you to responed to me immediately so that I will forward to you the
detailed address and contact of where the funds is presently. I will then
give you all the vital infrmation including the THIGHT SECRETE PASS WORD
AND CODES Which if you present to the security company the money will be
released to you without any question.

READ THIS CAREFULLY: For your information, If after you recieve the money,and
I cannot come out of my hide place I will tell you how to invest the money
for both of us.

But if I die in the process of trying to come out then you will take 20%
of the money for yourself and the remaining 80% you will distribute to mosques
other moslem institution around the world as charity.it's better this way,than
the Americans armies to steal the money.

PLEASE REPLY TO THE GIVEN E-MAIL ADDRESS: hasomar@eramail.co.za

I cannot write much because of my situation.

Thank you alot.

Yours,

Hassan Omar.










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