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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: "hass don" <hassdon091@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:11:26 +0100
Subject: Greetings,

BARRISTER HASS DON
4 BELO SQ LAGOS
TELEPHONE:+ 234-8020991274
E-mail:(
hassdon_000@yahoo.com)

Greetings,

                                            STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I am Barrister Hass Don, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr T. Thomas,a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 2ND of MAY 2002 , my client, was involved in a fatal car accident along sagbama express road .All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, my client was one of them. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $10.5 million u.s. dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated.I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceasedsince you are from the same Country so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10.5million u.s.dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed prcentage.All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.You are therefore, advised to send to me your full information (as mentioned below) to enable me effect this transaction.

1. Your Full name and Address
2. Your Telephone and Fax number
3. Your Age and Sex
4. Your Occuaption
5. Your Nationality
6. Your Marital Status,

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. Please get in touch with me by email immediately you receive this letter for further clarifications. (hassdon_000@yahoo.com)

I am wait your urgent response.

Best regards,
BARRISTER Hass Don
E-mail me here:hassdon_000@yahoo.com



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