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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: "Dr. Mohamed Hassan." <mohamed_hassan006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohamed_hassan004@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:29:02 +0200
Subject: Urgent Reply From Dr. Mohamed Hassan.

Dr. Mohamed Hassan.
Commercial Bank of Senegal
Daka/Senegal.

COMPLIMENT

I wish to notify you that I am privileged to peruse over your profile
today,I am greatly impressed on your person. I am Dr. Mohamed Hassan. the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of Commercial Bank of Senegal . Dakar Senegal in West Africa,and also a special account officer of Mr.Akbar Ali,a Lebanese.He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin Republic., who unfortunately died in the Plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the december 25,2003.You will read more stories about the crash on
visiting this

websiteshttp://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Ali has a fixed deposit account with the bank and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with him in the crash.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$20.2 million can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 65% to me and 35% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. All documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place.If this proposal is
acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me:

PLEASE REPLY THROUGHT THIS ALTRENATIVE email. mohamed_hassan002@yahoo.com

1. Your Full Name.......................................
2.Nationality..............................................
3. Your Age ........................................
4. Your Sex......................................
5. Marital Status..................................
6.Your Occupation..............................
7.Your Home And Office Address................
8.Your Telephone And Fax Number.......................
9.A Scan Copy Of Your International Passport Or Driving Licence..........
10. Bank Account Details.............................................................


Await your Urgent reply

Sincerely,
Dr. Mohamed Hassan.


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