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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: "FROM HASSAN MOHAMED" <hassanhammedandsistersarah13@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hassanhammedandsistersarah14@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 01:52:43 +0000
Subject: Asalammualaikum Warahmatullah.From Hassan Mohahed and sister Sarah


Asalammualaikum Warahmatullah.
From Hassan Mohamed & Sister Sarah Mohamed.
Email hassanhammedandsistersarah14@yahoo.com

Dearest One.

It is my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for the purpose of investment in your company. I am Hassan Mohamed & Sister Sarah Mohamed the only son & daughter of late Chief Dr Ibrahim Mohamed from free town Sierra Leone. Who before his death was the person managing the Sierra - Leone Gold and Diamond Corporation (SGDC).

As a result of the political instability of our country Sierra-Leone, Our late father came to Republic Of Dakar Senegal with the sum of Twenty Five Million United State Dollars (US$25 Million United State Dollars ) which he deposited in a Prime Bank here in Republic of Dakar Senegal West Africa as a family treasure.

We are here seeking for an avenue to transfer this money to a reliable and trustworthy partner for investment programmes. We are here as a refugee because of the political crisis in my Country Sierra Leone. Please we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum of $25 Million united state dollars for your able assistance.

For now, we have every information and document needed for the Collection of the deposit with the Bank and we want you to Act as the beneficiary of the deposit for easy and smooth collection to your account abroad for investment purposes.

Since our breadwinner is no more and this is the only hope for life. Your positive response will give us the greatest joy and relief. Please we need to transfer this money urgently because delay would not help at all and I need to relocate based on the political instability in this sub-region, to enable me continue our education in one of the best university over there in your country.

Presently we cannot go back to Sierra- Leone because of the situation there and you know that Senegal where we are now is politically unstable; we therefore wish you could help us get out of here before it become worse.

May almighty Allah bless you for your kind assistance? Kindly contact us faster through this our given alternate email address for security reason. Email hassanhammedandsistersarah14@yahoo.com

Finally we implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons.

Kindly send to us your contact information such as listed below,

Full name....................................
Home/office address.....................
Mobile telephone Number............
Fax Number..............................
Occupation...............................
Nationality..................................
Position Hold...............................
Age............................................
Marital Status..............................
Country....................................
Bank account details.....................

We are seriously waiting for your urgent reply,

Best regard.

Yours Truly Son & Daughter.
Hassan Mohamed & Sister Sarah Mohamed.

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