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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: muhammad6@interfree.it
Date: 28 Jun 2006 14:53:00 -0000
Subject: Dear Sir,


Dear Sir,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that thisletter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. I am Dr.Muhammad Khalil Hasan,a banker with the Mashreq BankPlc Dubai, UAE. Iam the Accounts officer late Mr. Robert Chapman the African AreaDirector of SIL International, who unfortunately died inthe crash ofKenya Airways Flight 431 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January30 2000.
You will read more stories about the crash on visiting thiswebsite,
news.airwise.com/airlines/archive/2000/kenya2000.html and alsoin this
website, where Chapman's company talked about hisdeath in the Kenya crash.You shall as well find the pictures ofChapman and his wifethere. Mr. Chapman was from Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Since the deathof Chapman, I as his accounts officer in thebank, have made severalenquiries to locate his only surviving relation, without any success.I came across your name and contact, onthe course of my personal searching for Chapman's relations,so I decided to contact you for this project.
I am contacting you toassist in repatriating and securing the wealth left behind in a fixed deposit account by Robert,before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank. The board of my
bank,has issued a notice that after 2 months from now and no next of kin shown up for the claim,the funds will be confiscated and
declared unserviceable.
Since I and my team have been unsuccessful in locating Robert's relatives for sometime now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner, so that the proceed of this deposit valued at $USD7.5 Million Dollars can be released to you.
The bank will release the funds to any foreigner who has all related
information/documents to the bank account. I am in charge of this matter in my bank,because I am his accounts officer. Your application will be directed to my department for verification and approval. Everything is under my control.I shall provide you all the information and copy of the certificate of deposit issued to Robert when he deposited the funds.I shall also involve agood attorney who shall represent you in all the appropriate offices for the claim.Please, find in the attachment my work ID Card. This is just to proof to you that my proposal is genuine.
I also have all necessary information we need for the claim and once the money is transferred to you, I shall destroy all the documents used for the claim and leave no traces.
After everything, you shall have 40% of thetotal sum,while 60% for me.
All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
business successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Robert was a very good man and it is not wise to allow his hard earned wealth to bestolen by the greedy directors of my bank.
Further details awaits your response by email. PLEASE,TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS TOP SECRET. Please,confirm the receipt of my Id Card in the attachment, as it was difficultto attach.
Best Regards
Muhammad Khalil Hasan.
Mashreq Bank Plc,Dubai.
Muhammad Hasan


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