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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: fatimat hassan <fatimat555@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fatimat5050@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:45:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Mr Bassam,May Almigthy Allah grants your requests too!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: fatimat555@yahoo.com

Attn: Mr Bassam



Good day and compliments. I am quite aware that my message will definitely come to you as a huge surprise because it is indeed very strange for someone you have not met before to contact you in this regard. Please don’t be embarrassed.I highly regret the inconveniences this must have may caused you.



But Permit me to inform you my aims of writing to you and I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my latter, and I guarantee you will not have wasted your time. As the decision you make will go off a long way.



Having in mind that, this top secret is not the type of the matter that I can disclose on internet like this, But, due to my mother’s critical condition, made me disclosed it to you, my mother has been terribly and very sick, and she lying in the hospital, I hope you will act urgently and safe my mother’s life as Muslim, because you are in position to safe her life, by granted my requests.

In brief introduction I am Fatima Hassan, Liberian by nationality (Yekepa), I am presently in Cotonou Republic of Benin, working as Secretary in a private Company.



I was assigned by my mother to find a foreign partner who will assist us to receive a package, it is the fear of betrayal from anyone around us here that confirms our decision to contact a neutral individual like you.



I am writing you this latter to ask for your support and co-operation, to assist us to receive a package which we are working on how to move it out of Cotonou Republic of Benin down to your country, and we promise to give you 30% of the package.



The Courier flight that will be living with the package will be soon live, that is why we need your assistance for us to make sure the package live immediately.



Thus, meanwhile all the whole arrangement, get the required approval and transfer the package to a foreign Country has been put in place, noting hold the transfer is only to present you as beneficiary/ foreign partner.

The content of the package is $32 million U.S dollars; it was coded, it to prevent them from knowing the content.



We are implored you to kindly urgent forward your address to us where you want the package to delivery and immediately the Courier Flight leave, we will provide you the Airway Bill Tracking information to allow you to track it from your system.



Needed information will be send to you as soon as you indicate your interest and acceptance to champion this transaction with me to assist us. Please treat this message with almost seriousness and swiftness.



I shall be much obliged if you will kindly let me have an early and prompt, favourable response.

May Almighty Allah grant your requests too!!!

My very kindest regards to your family.

Have a wonderful Day!!!

Thanks

Yours sincerely

Fatima





- fatimat hassan


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