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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: Hashim Catherine <hashimcatherine2@att.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE



Dear Beloved Friend,
 
    Compliments of the day to you, well let me introduced my self to you, i am Hashim Catherine, wife to late Mr. Hashim Salamat from Philippines. who was the founder of Moro Islamic liberation front here in Philippines, who died in 2003. for official report of his death. see the website below.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3124719.stm
 
He was Assassinated by Communist Party Detectors on Sunday outside a shopping mall in suburban, Manila. Since the death of my late husband i have been hospitalize right here in Philippines for some time due to my illness (Cancer of the throat/heart) also because of what my late husband’s relatives are doing to me. They wanted to claim every property that belongs to my late husband, because i am the only wife of my late husband and i did not have any child for my late husband. it is assumed i am supposed to know where my late husband kept the documents of the properties.

 i am mailing from my hospital room/bed with tears on my face. i wish you can come down to Philippines to see what i am passing through right here in Philippines, if you don’t mind let me tell you how you can locate me. The name of the  Hospital is Garcia Medical Centre (Address: 202 Mayapa Road , Barangay Mayapa Angeles City , Pampanga , Philippines .
 
But understand that i cannot chat with you or call you because Msn And Yahoo Messenger is not installed in the laptop that i am using here in the hospital and we are not allowed to use telephone in "post operation ward" and "intensive care unit ward".
 
Before the death of my husband on the month of September 2004 where he was hospitalized after the assassination in Angeles Univ. Foundation Medical Centre" "Address: Mac Arthur Highway, Angeles City, Pampangga, Philippines", he sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had the sum of $12.5 m US dollars (twelve Million US dollars) That he deposited in the central bank of west Africa in Abidjan, his  reasons was base on the fact that he was the founder of the strongest rebel opposition group in PHILIPPINES then.
 
He also used my name to Deposit the fund as his only wife for next of kin, he enlighten me that it was because of his position was why he was betray by his business associates and also advise me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this fund and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me to used this fund for an investment purpose, such as "Real Estate Management".
 
So i want your re-affirmation that you are capable to help me transfer this fund as what you will have to do after i have sent all the necessary documents to you, is just for you to contact the central bank through a legal practitioner as my late husband's business partner and find out what it will take the central bank to process and transfer the fund to you
My interested areas of investment are:
 
REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY.
 
(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a lady of 35 years old.
 
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country for investment and to secure a residential permit in your country.
 
Please i want an answer to all questions as listed below so that i can be more assured that you are really genuine and ready to help me before sending you the documents of the deposit and the central bank's contact details that you shall use to apply for the fund release and  to you:-
 
1. If all my instructions as the initiator of the transaction would be taking for the betterment of and hitch-free of the fund release to you, send your proof of identity(passport/drivers license) and your address so that i can have confident in you before we proceed.
 
2. Your capability and credibility in handling this transaction in every ramification is needed.
 
3. Your credibility and reliability as to avoid betrayal from you or seating on the entire fund when the fund is finally received by you.
 
Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation.
 
I await to hear from you soonest.
 
Best Regards,
Hashim Catherine

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