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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: Hanzer Malic <hanzer2004@email.ro>
Reply-To: hanzer2005@box.az
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:32:51 +0300
Subject: INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON ESTATE PROPERTIES.




Dear Sir/Madam,
INVESTMENT ENQUIRY ON ESTATE PROPERTIES.
It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your
co-operation and assistance in my desire to invest into
Estate properties in your country.i saw your contact when i was doing
research,
Briefly, I am an oldman and due for retirement at any
moment from now after putting many years in civil service
as Secretary Ministerial Contract Evaluation
and Implementation, in the presidency. And during this past
years in the office I was able to secure huge amount of
money from over-invoiced Government Contract Bills, through
the advantage of my position in the office. I have
been deliberating on how to invest this fund abroad in a
confidential manner until I came to a conclusion to use it
to buy Estate Properties and lease to people while part of
it will be used for non ? speculative investments
in your country as part of measures to secure the
betterment of my retirement future, till I come over to
meet with you.
In view of this therefore, I am soliciting your confidence,
support and assistance as my partner to claim this fund for
the investment project with your name and support from the
Security Vault where I deposited it for safe keeping. This
is because we civil servants are not allowed to own and
operate Dollar Accounts, especially outside the country. As
a matter of fact, to claim this fund remains the vital
issue for now which after the successful claim of the fund
we can then invest immediately
into any Estate Property or any other areas you
may consider lucrative in your country or else where.
However, I will be happy to disclose to you the amount to
be claimed and invested as soon as I received your reply,
as I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to
respond positively to my ENQUIRY.
Thanks.
DR.HANZER MALIC






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