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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: "David Hamas" <davekwuom4@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 12:41:24 +0000
Subject: From David Hamas Jr

From David Hamas Jr +22506444030
Abidjan Republic of Cote D'Ivoire.West Africa


Dear,
I am writting you this letter with due respect and heart full of tears
I need your help, I got your name and contact from a trust-worthy
person
who assured me of your integrity and that you will help me to transfer
this
money

I am MR David Hamas Jr the only Son of late Mr and Mrs Hamas David
My father was a very Rich and wealthy Gold Trader in Monrovia the
Capital of Liberia in West Africa ,
I want to let you know that my father was poisoned by his business
associates while my mother died when i am little and my father took me
so special because I am his only son. before the death of my father on
13th september 2005 in a hospital here in cote d'ivoire, he secretly
told me that he has the sum of (USD $6 MILLION U.S DOLLARS ) which he
deposited
in a bank here in Cote D'ivoire. he made this money from the sales of Gold,

He also told me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by
his business patners while on a business trip with them and he
instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me transfer this
money
out of republic of Cote Divoire and invest it for me, my purpose of
contacting
you is for you to help transfer this money to your country before this
people who kill my father will kill me ,

this people who kill my father are after my life and they want to kill
me and collect this money from me , that is why I'm now hiding my
self here in republic of Cote Divoire so that they will not see me, please i
need your urgent help, Tell me how much percentage you will take in the
total money of the $6, Million Dollars to help me in transfering this money
to your account.

But you have to assure me that you will help me fully to transfer the
money to your account , l hope you will not betray the trust i have on
you because this money is my only hope in this life ,and moreover you will
also help me to come over to your country were i will settle down for my
life and invest this money for me.

i can assure you there is No Risk involved, the money is an inheritance
from my late father, this is my private mail contact


I am waiting to hear from you,
David Hamas Jr
+22506444030

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