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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: Mr. Mohammed Hassan <hass12moh_med@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hass10moh_med@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:45:28 +0400
Subject: ONCE IN LIFE TIME .


Mr. Mohammed Hassan Branch Manager BB.H
Exchange Bank C/O: Refugee camp-Abidjan
Republic Of Cote D'Ivoire
Home;Adrs; No;18 Regga Road


Attention Friend,
How are you and your family? I am pleased to get across to you for very =
confidential and profitable business deal which I have in my department now, =
I need your assistance towards this issue, I come across your profile and my =
spirit leads me to contact you' to see if you would be able to help me =
complete this deal with me; before I proceed I would like to intrudes my self =
to you, I am Mr. Mohammed Hassan. Borne and broth up here in Cote d'Ivoire, =
working in this exchange bank as a branch manager BB.H EXCHANGE BANK.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and maximum co-operation to =
carry out this profitable business opportunity in my department. one of my =
best customer called, [Mr. Adam Johnson] Who lost his life in the course of =
the crisis here in Cote D'ivoire on the 7th of June 2007; on his way to his =
company ( Nestle Food Plc) Mr. Adam Johnson made some Amount of [11.8 =
million in local currency here, which is equivalent to [$8.7 Million USD] =
for proper Exchange.

It happened this man does not make any next of king in this mater we only =
gave him certificate of deposit only, and I kept the copy of this certificate =
of deposit with me, now no body has Ever come for this money opt-ill now, =
which I hope that this man dies not let any one know about this deposit. Upon =
my maturity mail I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but =
got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder and finally discovered from =
his contract Employers, the (Nestle Food Plc).

That Mr. Adam Johnson, lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Cote =
D'ivoire on date of 7th June, on his way to his company (Nestle Food Plc) now =
if I don=92t work over this fund and make sure that this money transferred =
out of this country this very money must get into government hand as an =
abandon property. I think this is my opportunity to aim this fruit in life as =
it happened that this man does not make any next of king towards this fund I =
can not let this man sweat to be inheriting by government.

Now on my regard to transfer this fund out of the country there must be =
Evidence of investment intentions especially outside the West Africa , which =
required an outsider who will stand as an foreign investor before this money =
could be transfer out from the country, I am contacting you therefore to =
confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in your company or possibly =
advice me on any investment opportunity in your country, which I can invest =
this fund into, and assist me so that I will transfer this money under your =
name so that their will not be any tress towards this transaction.

while I will be here to feed you up in any information and documents that =
met be needed towards this transaction all I need from you to be honest to me =
in any thing we are doing I promise this transaction would not take more Dan =
7 days to be into your account in your country, all I need from you to feed =
me up with your full details information which will back me up and work =
towards the documents on your name so that this fund will be permit to be =
transfer into an account which you will be provided to me.

And I will come over to you to commence business partnership with you, =
meanwhile I am willing to offer you 35% of total amount for your help and 5% =
will be map for any expanses you might have done all I will offer you 40% =
while the rest will be for me as the head of the deal, I Expect your urgent =
response and I will be forwarded to you all the full details information =
immediately, including my full details information, and also your full =
details information will be needed your nationality your house address your =
private telephone number and fax number and the kind of business you do.


Thanks waiting for your urgent reply.
Regards
Mr. Mohammed Hassan

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