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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: "RT. COL. AHMED DIKA HASSAN" <dikemarkk@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmeddikahassan@yahoomail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:42:17 +0400
Subject: THIS IS VERY URGENT.

DEAR SIR

I AM RETIRED COL. AHMED DIKE HASSAN, FROM LIBERIA.
CURRENTLY I AM NOW IN LIBYA WITH MY FAMILY, SINCE THE
LIBERIAN WAR STARTED. I WAS DECLAYED WANTED FOR MY
SUPPORT TO THE NORTHERN ISLAMIC REBEL TROOP.

PLEASE I HAVE SOME MONEY I WANTED TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY.LAST TIME I CAME TO DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AND MEET AN INDIAN FRIEND MR. PEER J. KHAN, WHO TOLD ME
THAT IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $25,000:00 TO HAVE A LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) IN DUBAI. DO YOU KNOW FOR MORE
THAN TWO MONTHS NOW I SEND? THE MONEY TO HIM, HIS TELEPHONE
NUMBER 971 50 9582181 IS NOT GOING,HIS EMAIL ADDRESS BLOCKED.

PLEASE IF YOU KNOW OF ANY GOOD BUSINESS YOU THINK WE CAN DO,
JUST LET ME KNOW. I WILL SEND MY SON TO COME AND DISCUSSED
WITH YOU.

BEST REGARDS

RT. COL. AHMED DIKA HASSAN


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