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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: Nidal Hassan <nidalhassan1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrnidalhasan20010@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:28:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance







Hello dear friend,

>I'm glad to know you,but God knows you better and he knows
why he has directed me to you, at this point in time so do not be afraid. I am
writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, I'm mr Nidal Hasan am
from Algeria I'm a man of 50 years old.
 
I am contacting you from the hospital were am taking my treatment
here in Dakar Senegal, I want to tell you this because i don’t have any other
option than to tell you as i was touched to open up to you, I am married to
Mrs.Mariam Samad who worked with Algeria embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years
before she died in the year 2005.We where married for eleven years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five
days.
 
Since she death I decided not to remarry, When my late wife was
alive she deposited the sum of US$ 10.5m(Ten million five hundred thousand
dollars)in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa
Presently this money is still in bank. she made this money available for
exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.
 
Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my cancer
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money to
take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I
am going to instruct herein.
 
I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal
use While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping
the orphanage. I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my wife
relatives are not good not even good at all because they are the one that
responsible for the death of my late wife in other to have all my late wife
properties and I don't want my wife's efforts to be used by those that conspired
for her death.
I grew up as an Orphan and i don't have anybody as my family
member. Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul
because this sickness has suffered me so much.
 
As soon as i receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank in Burkina Faso and I will send authority letter that will prove you the
present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your
reply.
 
Mr.Nidal Hasan



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