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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: My name is Salma Omar Hashi Aden <salmaomarhashiaden@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: salmaomarhashiaden@rocketmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:27:51 +0000
Subject: It is with profound respect and humble submission

Hello Dear

It is with profound respect and humble submission,I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your valuable minutes to read the following appeal with sympathetic mind. I must confess that it is with great hopes, joy and enthusiasm that I write you this mail which I know and believe by the faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health.

My name is Salma Omar Hashi Aden. I am the only daughter of Late Mr Omar Hashi Aden, former Security Minister of Somalia and also the President of the Somali National Movement (SNM). My father was killed in a suicide car bomb attack in northern Somalia. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of mine who traveled with him at that time. But Allah knows the truth. My mother died when I was just 6 years old, and since then my father took me so special.

You can read more about my father's death in the BBC news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8106838.stm

Before the death of my father on June 2009, he told me that he made a fixed deposit of the sum of 4.2 Million USD in the Bank with my name as his next of kin. I am 21 years old and a University undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an honest and Allah fearing partner overseas who I can transfer this money with his/ her assistance and after he/ she receive the money into his/ her account, I will relocate and reside permanently in your country where I have decided to spend all the rest of my life. The reason is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis before I left Somalia for Burkina Faso where I am presently living. Actually my father's death has brought a me down and affected my plans. Now, I want to settle down my life and relocate to your Country with your assistance and I want also to invest the funds under your care because I am ignorant of the business world.

I sincerely need your help in this regards. Please reply me as soon as possible so that I will inform you more details and how you will stand as my trustee.
Yours sincerely,
Salma Omar Hashi Aden
Name:.........................
Age:.......................... .
Sex:..........................
Date of birth:................
Address:......................
Phone:........................ .
Occupation...................
Country:....................

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