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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: ABDULLAH <hanan2220@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: hanan_200m@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:53:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Hanan Abdullah.........


>From Hanan Abdullah.........

I love to invest in your country a good business that will yield profit, most unfortunately for me, my father just died in a car accident on his way to one of his TIMBER exploitation sites. After the accident, he was recovered dead and the burial ceremony was done properly.
My main problem now is that my father's relatives want me to marry their uncle in order to secure my family wealth. They said that if I marry to an outsider, our family wealth will be taken to another people and that they will not accept. They said it is their right to preserve their family wealth and lineage. I refused because it is ridiculous for them to compel me to marry an old man of 71 years; a man old enough to be my ground father just to preserve the family wealth. Although I am a young girl of only 18 years old, I believe I have the right to choose my own husband for myself. My refusal to their plan was seen as insult, so they threatened to deal with me without pity. They said it is better that I do not live than to have the family wealth given to an outsider, Last month, they sent some hired assassins to kill me in our family house but as God will have it, I manage to escape that death and I ran away from our family house to a place that I am
Hiding presently to secure my life. I will not return back to that house again, else I would be dead. This issue is serious. Fortunately for me, my father kept a treasure box in a security company the treasure box contain the sum of USD$ 7. 500 000.00 USD with my name as the nest of kin, which the family members are not aware of, During the deposit, my father had agreement with the security company that the treasure box will not be given directly to me until I'm 23 years of age. Or if I wish to receive the money before  23 years old, then, I must appoint a foreign guardian overseas who will stand for me and receive the treasure box in his/her custody. Considering that fact that I am only 18 years old now and the present situation with my relatives, I humbly request that you stand as my foreign guardian so that the security company will release the treasure box to you. I will relocate to meet with you once the treasure box transferred to your country so
I can start a new life there. Please come to my rescue immediately and God will reward you.
Am ready to compensate you with 15% of the total amount and if you like, we can also go into business partnership with the money
Please, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways/
1. To serve as a guardian of this fund since am 18 years old.
2. To make arrangement so that the treasure box will be realise to you.
am looking for a God fearing person with trust, as a business partner, if you are interested kindly contact me for further explanation

>From Hanan Abdullah.........

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