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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: "Hada Ken" <hada8883@computermail.net> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:23:40 +0100
Subject: Urgent pls

HELLO DEAR

MY NAME IS HADA KEN, ACCOUNTANT BY PROFESSION AND PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO LATE MR ZIYA BAZHAYEV .I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF EURO CREDIT AND LOANS (ZIYA BAZHAYEV OF RUSIA} WHO lost his life in a plane crash ( Air France, Concorde jet, on July 26, 2000. You will read more news about the crash on visiting these site;
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/851119.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm> .

SINCE THE DEMISE OF ZIYA BAZHAYEV , I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD30M. THOUGH I NEW HE HAD NO OTHER RELATION AS HE DIED ALONG WITH HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY.HIS [THRITY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN EUROPE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AS NO WILL EVER COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS,BECAUSE AFTER SEVEN YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK OR GOVERNMENT TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

I N VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT OVER THE INTERNET I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THATYOU COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.
THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NONE FOREIGHER CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A HIM.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 5% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME AND MY INSIDER IN THE BANK.

THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.

FURTHERMORE, AS HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE,I HAD ACCESS TO SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.HOWEVER,MY PARTNER IN THE BANK WILL ALSO BE THERE TO FURNISH US WITH OTHER VITAL INFORMATION.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR HADA KEN



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