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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: info@directory.org
Reply-To: hamdy.mohammed@muslim.com
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:52:51 +0530
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

MY NAME IS HAMDY EL SAYED MOHAMMED HANA, A CITIZEN OF EGYPT BASED IN SYRIA BUT PRESENTLY ON ASYLUM HERE IN INDIA.
I CAME TO TAKE REFUGE HERE BECAUSE OF THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISES GOING ON IN SYRIA, WHICH BOTH OF MY PARENTS WERE ELIMINATED BY REBELS.
I AM THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF MY PARENTS AND I WANT TO TRANSFER MY LATE FATHER'S FUND TO INDIA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY EMBASSY HERE IN INDIA, A DRAFT OF FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK AND ALREADY DEPOSITED WITH THE RESERVED BANK OF INDIA ( RBI )
I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AS AN INDIAN CITIZEN, IN RECEIVING THIS FUNDS FROM THE RBI WITH YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY EMBASSY TO PROVIDE AN INDIAN INDIGIN WHOM I CAN TRUST TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS FUNDS AS BENEFICIARY ON MY BAHALF. I AM UNABLE TO DO THIS AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE OF MY LIMITATIONS AS A REFUGEE, ALSO BECAUSE OF MY PRESENT HEALTH CONDITION.
I SHALL OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF (5,550,000.00 USD) FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, AND SHALL ALSO NEED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN BUYING A LIVING HOME AND TO SET UP AN INVESTMENT.
I SHALL UPDATE YOU ON HOW TO PROGRESS FURTHER, AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: hamdy.mohammed@muslim.com
ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
MR.HAMDY MOHAMMED HANA.

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