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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: "HORST" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <haenssgenh8@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 19:05:32 +0400
Subject: urget respons

Greethings From Dieter.

I am contacting you because you have the same last name with my late customer he was a contractor here and the money he left here in my bank is $10.5Million

Meanwhile my name is MR.HAENSSGEN HORST DIETER 50 Years old from Germany but work here as a banker.
The truth remains that you may or may not be the real relative of my late client, but for the fact that he has the same last/surname
with you, you can with my aid as his account officer be approved by my bank as his next of kin because I will provide vital document to facilitate the transfer into your account
Since the next of kinship is not limited to relations of the deceased nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship, rather it is by choice
of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish to will it to either formally by write up, or informally by secret information disclosure to the beneficiary,
be him/her business partner, relation, kinsmen/friends or well wisher, therefore I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my late client
since the supposed next of kin also died along with him.

This transaction should be between us and it shall remain confidential for security reasons till success is achieved to avoid misconception from
whom you may have carelessly leaked this secret information to.
This is an opportunity which they said comes but once we have to make use of
it and get established help the less privileges in our society than allowing
the Government to confiscate the money which will not be of any benefit to me and you.

And please include your private phone number for easier communication and your International Passport
copy for Identification so that I can put up the application of claim on your behalf
When I hear from you I will give you my private phone number for easier communication

Regards

Mr. Haenssgen Horst.

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