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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: Lubna Hasan <luhasan2020@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 08:01:55 -0700
Subject: Lubna asking for your urgent help

*Hello,

My name is Lubna Sultan Hasan and I have a very important business proposal
that will benefit you and me. I am a 24 years old Sudanese refugee
presently living at United Nations refugee camp in Ghana,Africa. My late
father was the former Director of finance Sudan Oil Mining
Corporation.Before my father died, he gave me copies of Deposit Agreement
He made with Security Company here in Ghana where he deposited the sum of
USD $5,000,000 {Five Million US Dollars) in trunk box as a family treasure
and with 30 kilos of gold bar's,My father told me to look for a trusted
foreigner who can assist me to receive this trunk box and the gold from
Ghana for investment.
Based on this, I want to present you to the Security Company as my late
fathers foreign partner and friend because the security company doesn't
know who my late fathers foreign partner is and any foreigner can claim
this trunk box, as far as i can give him all the documents my father gave
me relating to this trunk box.
Please note that this is not a joke or spam, but I am genuinely seeking
your help and assistance to claim my late fathers inheritance. Also, please
note that this is 100% legal and risk free. For your assistance in this
transaction, I have decided to offer you 50% of the total amount at the end
of this transaction, 50% for me as well.If you accept my proposal, kindly
reply urgently and give me below information's so that i can forward it to
the Security Company for immediate you claiming this trunk box and open it
in your country from there you send some money for my air ticket to fly
down to your country to meet you face to face and start up a new life with
you over there.

Your Full Names
Your Direct Phone
Your Nationality
Your Age
Your Occupation

Yours faithful,
Miss Lubna Sultan Hasan
*

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