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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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Fraud email example:

From: Hamid Sulman <h_suleman03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 14:35:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Suleman Hamid


From Hamid Suleman
Email : h_suleman77@yahoo.com

Dearest,

It is a good thing to write you. I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will in any manner compel you to honour against your will.Actually,I am Hamid Suleman 21 years old of late Parents Mr. and Mrs Ahamed Suleman From Royal Family in Cote D’Ivoire.

My father was a highly reputable business magnet (GOLD MERCHANT) who operated in the capital of Ivory Coast during his days. It is a sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in Europe during one of his business trips abroad year 23 th march 2005, though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was 13 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before My father’s Death on march 23 he told me that he deposited a truck box with a security company in Europe and the truck box contains the sum of eight million, five hundred thousand united state dollars ( USD $8,500,000) left with a security company in Europe.

He further told me that deposited the truck box in my name as all the documents bear my name as the next of kin. He also made the beneficiary as foreign partner. I am 21 years old and university undergraduate and really I cannot handle transaction alone since I am in Africa while the truck box in Europe, so I need help of a foreign partner like you to assist me out by claiming the truck box from the security company in Europe. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs here as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory Coast. The Death of my father brought a lot of sadness to my life.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this Regards. Your Suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded

Now Permit me to ask these few Questions :-

1) can you honestly help me as your family
2) can I completely trust you
3) what percentage of the total amount in Question will be good for you

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

My Sincere Regards

Hamid Suleman
h_suleman77@yahoo.com ( private box please)

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