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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "jumai hassan" <jumaihassan5@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:50:19 +0200
Subject: Hajia Jumai Hassan,

Hajia Jumai Hassan,
Braamfontein Refugee Camp,
South Africa.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Greetings. I am Hajia Jumai Hassan from Darfur region of Sudan of Africa.
Please consider this letter very urgent and important as it is from a widow.
Being the wife of late Gen. Bakri Hassan, a former Minster in Sudan who
seriously openly opposed ethnic cleansing in Sudan. This resulted in his
ambush and killing by President Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan Ahmad El-Bashier men
who are blood tasty and left millions of people killed and displaced. After
my husband's death I managed to escape to South Africa with my only survived
son - Mubarak, because our lives and others are no longer safe in Sudan as
the ethnic cleansing which my husband stood against took up in enearst, with
no sympathy from the government. Right now humanitarian situations of the
internally displaced people in Al-Siraif camp, South Darfur State alone is
nothing to write home about as the general humanitarian situations and the
health and food services being rendered to the displaced people in the camp
of over 30,000 people are at a grave level.

Prior to my husband's untimely death, he earlier informed me of a trunk
boxes which he deposited with a security company in South Africa.This trunk
box contains US$25,5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) cash, and all valuables documents of our properties
which he deposited along with the trunk box in a Security company for save
keeping. This money was to be used in arms procurement for the ethnic
cleansing, which my husband opposed and smartly lodged the money with the
Security company.

Presently now, I and my son Mubarak. are residing temporarily in South
Africa as political assylum seeker / refugees since then till now. At this
moment, I need your assistance to move this money out from South Africa,
becuase I cannot invest this money in South African since I am a refugee
here.Beacuse of this , I have spoken to my late husband's friend - a South
African and he assurred me that the safest way to move this money out from
South Africa to a country of our choice, (for investment purpose for my son
and to assist all those in need in Darfur and all those effected with one
problem or the other in the world) is for someone whom I trust outside South
Africa, to come to South Africa and open a non-resident investment account
in his or her name with the bank for onward transfer to any nominated
account he/she may want this money transfered to in his/her country. I
therefore decided to solicit for your assistance in moving this money out
from south africa to your country pending my arrival with my son.There is no
risk involved, it is 100% risk free. I will like you to mention the
percentage you are going to take for assisting us.

Please let me recieve your approval or reply through my mail by sending to
me your contact phone and fax numbers,and for easy communication. May Allah
almighty,the most merciful, the most gracious and the most soverign be and
bless you and your family.

Best Regards,

Hajia Jumai Hassan

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