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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: didier hab <didiproject11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <didierhab03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:50:56 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENT




Dearest one,

My name is DIDIER HABRE, son of HISSENE HABRE, former president of REPUBLIC OF CHAD who is now in exile in REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL. There's this large sum of money EIGHTEEN MILLION USA Dollars which my father deposited with a bank here in ivory coast with my name as next of kin. My father has instructed me to get this money transfered abroad and leave AFRICA immediately.

Due to the nature of the deposit and because of my age, (19 years) i cannot transfer this money on my own except with the help of a FOREIGN PARTNER. I am therefore seeking your assistance to transfer this money into your bank account and invest it for me. And to make arrangement for me to come over to your country.
I will give you 15% of the total sum as commission for assisting me.
Thanks and looking forward to your kind assistance.
Yours faithfully,
DIDIER HABRE.
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