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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: "Mr. Hassan Aziz" <hassan_aziz9@uk2.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hassan_aziz1@uk2.net
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 13:18:34 +0000
Subject: Greating From Hassan.

My Dear,

Good day to you, I hope fine, dear am writing this mail with due respect and
heartful of tears,sorrow and pains in my heart, since we have not known or met
ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,i have gone through your
profile and will be very glad if you can render me assistance to my situation now.

I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to
use this opportunity to introduce my self to you. I am Mr. Hassan Aziz, A 20 years
old young man from Cote' Ivoire, the only Son of Late ALH.Mahmood Abdallah Aziz, my
father and mother was Assassinated when i was 12 years old, i still in primary six
in school and One of my fathers best friend rushed to our school and pick me with my
younger sister to republic of Senegal were we are with him and his family and
continue our study and after some years he was illed before he died, i was 18 years
old then and he called me, give me all the document concerning my fathers
properties and the deposit account, he corrected from my fathers lawyer in my
country and directed me to his family lawyer. may his soul rest in peace.When
Mr.Donard John, my father best friend died and his family started matreatig us, we
left the family house to Refugee camp were we live now.

My father is Former Assistant Director Of Cote'Ivoire Gold And Coco Mining
Corporation before his death . The main reason why I am contacting you now is to
seek for your assistance in the area of future investment and also my father left
some huge amount of money for us, which i want you to help us and invested in
country.

This money is Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars which was deposited
some years ago by my late father, he made me the sole beneficiary/next of kin to the
money. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim for the finance
company, I am a young man and too young in age i can't handle this can of
transaction, i want you to stand as my foreign partner oversea and also to help me
investment the money. I will give you details about the deposit as you respond to my
request. I have all original copies of the documents concerning this money with me
here, So please am expecting to hear from you soon.

I Need Your Informetion's
HOME ADDRESS N;0.............................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER..........................................
FAX NUMBER.......................................................
YOUR FULL NAME..............................................
Thanking,
You in anticipation and Allah bless you.
Mr Hassan Aziz.





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