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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: fa_fanta 1 <fa_fanta1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fanta_hassan@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:13:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ASSALAM ALAIKUM


GOD BLESS YOU

fanta_hassan@yahoo.com

I know there may be Scams and Junk mails flying here and there on the Internet but certainly,this is not one of them. Now I urge you to take this massage seriously and with an open mind,with good faith and trust.

I am Miss FANTA HASSAN from Guinea Bissau the only daughter of late DR. HASSAN AL-JABER of blessed merory. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive After the death of my father,long ago, my mother was controling his business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she surffered and died . Before the death of my mother on October 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of two million five hundred thousand US dollars. ($2.5million ) she deposited in a Security firm, it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was strucked down by her business associate. She also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea where the money will be save and invested wisely. Because of the current political
problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following
ways:

(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 23 years old .
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

As the Holy GOD emphasizes so much GOD benevolence and this encourage me to take the bold step to seek for a GOD person, to assist in propagating and perfecting the thought of GOD in this situation with the believe in the HOLY GOD

With GOD all things are possible. As soon as i recieve your reply i shall give you the contact information of the security firm where the trunk box was deposited. I will also issue a letter of Authority to the security firm authorizing them that the said trunk box should be transfered to you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you.

Thanks and GOD be with you.
Miss FANTA HASSAN
fanta_hassan@yahoo.com

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