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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: hassan duke <hassanduke5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr_hassanduke_77@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:02:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELLP


Dear Sir,
I am Hassan Duke, the Personal Attorney to one Engr. Larry Obsssh, a foreign national,who used to work with Shell Development, Company in senegal.On the 21st of April 2004,my client, his wife and son were involved in an Auto Crash. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event.
Since then I have made several Inquiries to their Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several Unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged. the deceased had an account valued at about US$20,500,000.00 (Twenty Million,five hundred thousand US Dollars). Consequently,The bank issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,regardless of your country, with your name/address, some vitals documents will be obtained on your favour which will back you as the next
of kin the deceased.
I shall offrer you 40% of the total money for your assitance, 10% for any expenses that might incur during the transaction while 50% will be for me. I am alos asking you to assist me to invest my own share of the money into a lucrative business in your country pending my arrival to your country. Be duly informed that I will resign from banking work to come over to your country with my family after the transfer of the fund into your account.
I have all necessary legal documents that is needed. Since I am his personal lawyer, I have every right to come up with the next of kin. I believe we can do the transaction together once there is trust and Honesty. I have with me some of his account information to back Up the transfer of the fund to your account. Also I am to assure you that this transaction is legitimate and 100% rsik free.
The procedure of establishing the next of kin would be taken care by me since this has to be certified by his documents that is in my file as his personal Lawyer, do not worry about this. What I needed from you mostly is your truth and honesty and not someone
who will sit on my own share upon receiving the fund in your account.
Please as soon as I get your reply to this mail, I will forward an application form which you Will fill and send to the bank for fund approval in your name. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.
Please Reply urgently to enable us discuss further. send your phone numbers for easier
communication.Reply to: dr_hassanduke_77@yahoo.com)
Best regards,
DR.Barrister Hassan Duke.




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