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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: "Barrister Haruna Mohammed"<mrharunamohamad01@inmail.sk>
Reply-To: <barrharunamohammed07@gawab.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:24:13 -0700
Subject: Waiting for your response

Barrister Haruna Mohammed Esq.
EQUITY CHAMBERS
Managing Partner & Solicitor
8th Floor, 153-155 Regent Street
London W1B 4JE.
Tel/fax: +44-702-4088734

Hello my friend,

I am Barrister Haruna Mohammed, Briefly I am writing to seek for your assistance to help accomodate

the sum of ($12,000 000) in your private or company's bank account.

My Arab late client Engr Abdul Fawaz Hermann made a short time deposit sum of Twelve million u.s

dollars ($12,000 000) with a Bank here in London, which he had wanted to transfer to his bank account

at HSBC Hong-kong before he was killed by suspected terrorist gunmen.

Engr. Abdul Fawaz Hermann until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society, Paris Club and the

Institute of Aeronautic Engineers. He had a very good heart and was a philanthropist. His great

generousity earned him numerous awards during his life time from the United Nation Organization (UNO)

and United Nation International Children Education Funding (UNICEF).

This sum of ($12,000 000) Twelve million u.s dollars has been floating un-claimed since 2 years in the

bank here in London Metropolis. And all my extensive efforts to get relatives of my late client

yielded no good result.

Engr. Abdul Fawaz Hermann did not declare any next of kin or relation in his official documents of

this fund deposit who will inherit this money. Therefore I seek your assistance to have you stand as

his business associate so that the Bank will release and transfer this money to you as Engr. Abdul

Fawaz Hermann business partners in Asia.

The document for proof of this deposit will be forwarded to you upon your response. And we shall share

this money 45% for you, 45% for me. while the remaining 10% will be given to charity organizations in

your country.

I am waiting for your urgent response for us to commence action.

Sincerely yours,

Barrister Haruna Mohammed
Tel/fax: +44-702-4088734.

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