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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: "Ghohestani Hananehsadat Seyedhemed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iranianhananehsadat@gawab.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 07:23:16 -0400
Subject: FROM Ghohestani Hananehsadat Seyedhemed....

My name is Ghohestani Hananehsadat Seyedhemed; I was born in Mashad, Iran on 05th March
1991 to Mr and Mrs G. Seyedhemed, who dead in the January 2011 plane crash in Iran that killed more
than 80 people including my Father, Mother and younger brother Ali.
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/nearly-80-killed-in-iran-plane-crash/186668

My father was a retired nuclear scientist and has worked in different project in Iran and outside
Iran but lately there was a spate of serial killings of Iranian nuclear scientist and my father knew
about it and was making arrangement for our trip and relocation to a foreign country and me and my
brother was issued international passport on 15th July 2010 in preparation for our relocation and my
father also made a deposit in a foreign bank amounting to $24,500,000USD(Twenty Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for the settling in another country.

Since my father died i have been trying to get the funds because i have the deposit documents and
contact of his Lawyer who i have spoken with just after my fathers death but as a single lady in Iran
you just cannot do anything on your own, you are not allowed to travel out of Iran and moreover with
no access to telephone or constant internet. My father’s family took all that my father had here in Iran
and forced me into marrying my father’s Friend when i disagreed initially they beat me and said as a single
girl i cannot stay alone so i had no choice than to marry him. My life is really miserable because i am not
allowed to go out, have visitors or use the phone.I have lost my pride as a woman. Luckily for me, my
husband has a daughter my age and she allows me use her computer when she is around actually not
knowing what i do here.

Please i am contacting you in the Name of Almighty Allah who i serve and who my family serve to help
me in getting these funds. All you need to do is stand as my family member and be next of Kin because
the Lawyer told me then to suggest anybody who can stand as the next of kin and he will prepare
necessary document but i cannot bring anyone from my father’s family since all they want is to claim my
father’s property.

I will send you the deposit certificate and the Lawyers contact so that you can make urgent contact
with him. I will also send you my ID or passport for Identification if you need that. You may wonder why
i am contacting you, a complete stranger but i trust you more than my father’s brothers who has done no
good but harm to me and i know that you will not disappoint me too because i have gone through nights
of prayers just to locate a reliable person who can help me out of this problem.

I will need you to reply me with your details as follows to (iranianhananeh@gawab.com)

Name.................................
Address.............................
Phone number........................
Age.................................
Sex.................................
Occupation..........................
Email:..............................


As soon as the money is transferred to you. We shall share the total amount 60% for me and 30% for you
and 10% for any expenses incurred during this transaction. I want to use my share to get out of Iran and
invest in a foreign Country. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible and may Allah bless you and your
family.


Respectfully,
Ghohestani Hananehsadat Seyedhemed

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