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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amhassan16@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:11:09 +0400
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum!!! From Ahmed Hassan

Assalamu Alaikum!!! From Ahmed Hassan
 
My contacting you is based on trust. I have seen war and I have seen peace, I have seen riches and I have seen people die of hunger on daily bases. And I am quite certain that life is vanity; the only life worth living is a life of service to the almighty One God, most merciful, most compassionate and most benevolent. This is the reason for my present decision based absolutely on taqwa.
 
I am Ahmed the only surviving child of the Gen.Hassan Bello, one of the UNITA rebel leaders of Angola. My late father fought the agonising protected Angolan civil war from the very scratch, and was in charge of selling diamonds and other solid minerals of the rebel strong hood area, as well as purchasing arms and am munitions in return. This position made him very rich and powerful. So powerful that the late Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the head and founder of the UNITA guerrillas felt threatened that he planned to get rid of my father.
 
As much as I can remember, one Sunday I was away with my mother when a handful of soldiers obviously sent by the late Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi went to our house and killed my father, my two sisters and brother. They also executed everyone that bear ed the same surname with us in my village, thus making sure that we were completely wiped out the surface of the earth. An aid loyal to my father met with me and my mother and sneaked us to Zambia a neighbouring country, from where we travelled to London, My mother died of extreme cancer a month ago here and here am I on my sick diagnosed of HIV 1 & 2 i.e. full blown AIDS and I have a few months to live. Three months ago my late mother took me to the Bank Finance Company where my late father deposited large sum of money ($5.5m) he acquired during the war, and I took posses ion. I do not want this money to get into wrong hands by means of intestate laws.
 
My late father probably did not do thing right and fate has dealt with us decisively, but lying here on my dying bed I am determined to do thing right to enable me die in a state of Taahir, by passing this fund on to a God fearing person not minding his or her religion or an Organisation that will use it to pro gate Peace to the glory of the almighty One God, take care of the wakes of the earth ( the widows, old and orphans) .If you know and believe in your heart that you stand up for a good course and bring glory to the name of Allah, distinguish yourself in this world full of evil and corruption and use this money just as I have said, then get in touch with me immediately forwarding the following details.
 
(1) Your full contact detail
(2) Your telephone and fax number(s)
(3) Your Date and place of birth
(4) Your Occupation
 
So that I can forward to the security company to contact you, Time is of the essence, because it is imperative that you pull this fund to your bank account now that I am still alive to avoid eminent confrontation and refusal by the Finance company when I am gone.
Note: My mother told me before she died that my father did not disclose to the security company that he was depositing money with the fear that they might run away with it, he deposited it as FAMILY TREASURE, So they dint know the content is in a TRUCK BOX which I only have the UNLOCK CODE.
 
Awaiting your immediate reply.
 
Yours in faith,
Ahmed Hassan,

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