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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: =?us-ascii?Q?hammahad=20mahamad?= <hammahad@seznam.cz>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 04:26:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?URGENT=20FROM=20HAMEED?=


URGENT FROM HAMEED

DEAR SIR

I AM HAMEED MAHAMAD FROM IRAQ I AM CONTACTING YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUM OF $120 MILLION I HAVE IN MY POSSESION WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D' IVORIE WEST AFRICA, PLEASE COULD YOU HELP IN PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT SO THAT THIS FUND COULD BE TRANSFERED TO YOU,THEN I CAN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR RESETTLEMENT AND START A NEW LIFE AND INVESTMENT WITH THE FUND.

PLEASE, FOR THE CONDITION OF ME AND MY FAMILY AND WHERE WE ARE STAYING DUE TO THE WAR IN MY COUNTRY, I CAN NOT DO THIS MYSELF SO I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK FOR TO CONTACT THEM AS MY CO-BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND TO ENABLE THE BANK TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ARE INTRESTED AND WILLING TO ASSIST ME I WILL PROVIDE YOU FULL NAME
EMAIL/PHONE CONTACTS OF THE BANK TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN CONTACT THE BANK ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE MADE TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THANKS I BEG TO STOP SO FAR TILL YOU REPLY

ALLAH BLESS YOU

HAMEED MAHAMAD.



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