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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Hellfried Sartori" <hellfriedsartori2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drhellfriedsartori@walla.com
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:28:56 -0500
Subject: FROM HELLFRIED SARTORI

HELLO,
 
                                        I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT

My name is DR HELLFRIED SARTORI , Age 66yrs, married, I am of Thailand
Nationality/Origin and the present SENIOR CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER with HUAWEI TECHONOLOGIES NIGERIA LIMITED (A world wide telecom service provider). A position I have held since MAY 2001 and since the kick off of the ongoing HUAWEI TELECOM PROJECTS currently going on in five (5) WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES namely Ghanna,Nigeria,Togo,Benin Republic and sierra leon.
 
I happen to be the soleauthorized accounting signatory to the company's PROJECT AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNT at ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, an investment potfolio totalling over 7.3billion United State Dollars.
 
CONSEQUENT to this golden dream opportunity of a life time I have in the company, i therefore decided to help myself and my family. So I contracted aLocal Agent Company and PULLED the total sum of  $68m USD (SIXTY EIGHT MILLION  U.S.DOLLARS) from the above Project and Investment Account of the Company to a Security Company.
This was sucessfully carried out through a DIPLOMATIC channel. Meanwhile the content of this Box/Consignment is unknown to anybody and carries CONTENT DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY VALUABLES. The Security Company  are not aware of the true content of this box for security reasons.
 
I therefore sort the means through the internet to contact you for your assistance in making sure that i secure this MONEY which was packaged inONE AIR TIGHT AND SEALED DIPLOMATIC BOX.
 
I will be offering you 25% of this amount I pulled, for your help/assistance while 5% will be set aside for any unforseen expenses that we might incure from both end in the course of this transaction.
 
Note that this offer will be made a binding OATH of agreement by a competent Court of LAW in order to avoid any britch of TRUST. This is totally a risk free offer.To be sincere and honest with you, this money is never connected with  drugs,money laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons. Hence the  source of this said money is clean and clear.This money has been deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY as a Family Valuables which I wanted to send abroad. All I needed from you so that you will stand and claim this fund from the  security company  as my next of kin. In this regard, please feel free to send the followinginformations to me as a matter of urgency.
 
(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
 
 
This sincere piece of information/proposal you have just read is once again totally risk free and most be kept strictly confidential. The recipient of this information shall treat the information as the proprietory and confidential information of the disclosing party. You shall not disclose the information contained herein to any other person or entity except as authorized by me. Please hold this proposal in strict confidence
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This is VERY VERY important for me.
 
I will be coming over to your country as soon as the confirmation of the claim of this money is made and that means resigning my appointment from the company to celebrate a worthwhile success story.
 
I also plan investing this Fortune in a telecom Service Business with your help as a partner and connection in yourcountry.
 
Please feel free to contact me as soon as you recieve this message for more details. For more information on HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, you can visit www. huawei.com
 
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
 
DR. HELLFRIED SARTORI
 

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